Jean Chotro dit Tihista

1757 - 1837  (79 years)

• Name	Jean Chotro dit Tihista
  Birth	25 Aug 1757	Chotrorenia, Les Aldudes, France   [1]
  	Jean de Tihista, son of Gratian de Tihista and Jeanne de Corcabalgaray, owners of the borde of Chotro in the Aldudes. His godparents were Jean Tihista, owner of Borde de Chotro and paternal grandfather and Marie Corcabalgaray, elder owner of Arrabit in Baigorry.
  		Tihista, Jean Chotroenia birth 1757
  Gender	Male
  Godparent or Witness	Jean, inheritor of Chotrorenea was a witness to the marriage record of Dominique Oxarart and Marie Curguina in 1780. He was listed as a witness for his 1st cousin Marie Tihista's marriage with Jean Espelet in 1783. He was a witness on the marriage record of his brother Bernard Chotro with Marie Cochinarra. He was also a witness on his sister Gratianne's marriage with Laxague in 1797. He was a witness on the death record of his sister, Francoise in 1798. He was 44 years old at the time.
  Death	2 May 1837	Chotrorenia, Les Aldudes, France   [2]
  	Jean Chotro, widower, farmer, 80 years old, elder owner of the house of Chotro.
  		Chotro Tihista, Jean Chotro death 1837
  Person ID	I1248	family
  Last Modified	7 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Gratian Tihista or Chotro,   b. 10 Jan 1734, Chotrorenia, Les Aldudes, France
  Mother	Jeanne Corcabalgaray or Bastanchuhy,   b. 13 Jan 1728, Gaudalatzgaray, Les Aldudes, France d. Abt 1758, Chotrorenia, Les Aldudes, France (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	25 Oct 1756	St. Etienne de Baigorry, France
  Family ID	F544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jeanne Lassa,   b. 7 Jun 1755, Lassa, Urepel, France d. 6 Jun 1842, Barbechuhybehere, Les Aldudes, France (Age 86 years)
  Basque House	1782	Chotrorenia, Les Aldudes, France
  French Notary Documents	19 Mar 1782  [3]
  	Marriage Contract
  Marriage	16 Apr 1782	Les Aldudes, France   [4]
  	Jean Tihista, inheritor of Chotroenia, son of Gracian Tihista and the late Jeanne Corcabalgarai. Jeanne, cadette of Lassarenea, daughter of Ferdinand Lassa and the late Dominique Otxarart. Witnesses included Bernard Tihista, brother of the groom, Pierre Corcabalgarai, maternal uncle of the groom, Pierre Ozafrain, inheritor of the house of Nobiliarena and Jean Harriet, owner of Joannesenia.
  		Tihista, Jean and Jeanne Lassa marriage 1782
  Children	1. Gratian Chotro dit Tihista,   b. 30 Jun 1782, Chotrorenia, Les Aldudes, France + 2. Ferdinand Chotro dit Tihista,   b. 9 Nov 1783, Chotrorenia, Les Aldudes, France d. 11 Sep 1855, Chotrorenia, Les Aldudes, France (Age 71 years) + 3. Marie Tihista dit Chotro,   b. Abt 1787, Chotrorenia, Les Aldudes, France d. 13 Dec 1875, Pritchia, Les Aldudes, France (Age 88 years) + 4. Marie Chotro dit Tihista,   b. Abt 1790, Chotrorenia, Les Aldudes, France d. 1 Aug 1830, Ehaileainea, Les Aldudes, France (Age 40 years) + 5. Martin Chotro dit Tihista,   b. 1790, Chotrorenia, Les Aldudes, France d. 22 Aug 1855, Semederenia, Les Aldudes, France (Age 65 years) + 6. Pierre Chotro dit Tihista,   b. 1793, Chotrorenia, Les Aldudes, France d. 4 Jan 1882, Antonenia, Les Aldudes, France (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F422	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 May 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] AD64 BMS Church Records, (http://earchives.le64.fr/), Baigorry 1735-1772 records page 1011. https://earchives.le64.fr/archives-en-ligne/ark:/81221/r27219z3rv1qfk/f1011 [S5] AD64 Death Records, (http://earchives.le64.fr/), Les Aldudes 1833-1842 deaths page 36. https://earchives.le64.fr/archives-en-ligne/ark:/81221/r14618z6mlhdkk/f36 [S6] AD64 BMS Church Records, (http://earchives.le64.fr/), Baigorry, Etude I, Etcheverry Michel, 1782, page 147. https://earchives.le64.fr/archives-en-ligne/ark:/81221/r6665zgcbsp3sk/f147 [S6] AD64 BMS Church Records, (http://earchives.le64.fr/), Les Aldudes 1772-1884 records page 25. https://earchives.le64.fr/archives-en-ligne/ark:/81221/r14596zcrn5q3k/f25