Louis PONTON dit ST-GERMAIN

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28 August 1793 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Died

, Illinois, USA

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François PONTON dit ST-GERMAIN Suzanne DUFAULT

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Born: 28 August 1793 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Father: François PONTON dit ST-GERMAIN

Mother: Suzanne DUFAULT

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Andre PONTON dit ST-GERMAIN , Marie-Jeanne THOMAS dite BIGAOUETTE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Francois DUFAULT , Anne Suzanne COMEAU

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Louis married Marie Desanges JARRET dite BEAUREGARD 1 September 1812 in Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Desanges JARRET dite BEAUREGARD was born abt. 1798 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie Desanges was the child of Jean-Louis JARRET dit BEAUREGARD and Judith DEBLÉ.

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Marie Desanges JARRET dite BEAUREGARD
Marriage date: 1 September 1812
Marriage place: Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada
Marie Desanges JARRET dite BEAUREGARD was the child of Jean-Louis JARRET dit BEAUREGARD and Judith DEBLÉ

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Felicite PONTON dite ST-GERMAIN

Born: 15 June 1825, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Salomon BREAULT (BRAULT) 13 October 1846 Place: Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

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Birth — 1793
28 August 1793
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

1812 Marriage / Partner
Louis PONTON dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie Desanges JARRET dite BEAUREGARD 1 September 1812, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

He was 19 years old.

1825 Birth of Child
Felicite PONTON dite ST-GERMAIN was born 15 June 1825, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

Louis was 31 years old.

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