Marie-Catherine GROTON dite ST-ONGE

Born

30 August 1733 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

2 July 1821 , Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada

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Dominique GROTON Marie-Catherine FRETE dite LAMOTHE

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Born: 30 August 1733 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Dominique GROTON

Mother: Marie-Catherine FRETE dite LAMOTHE

Paternal grandparents: Robert GROTON , Marguerite-Louise CREVIER

Maternal grandparents: François FRETE dit LAMOTHE , Marguerite POITHIER (POITIERS)

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Marie-Catherine married Jean-Baptiste LAPLANTE dit CHAMPAGNE 12 January 1756 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste LAPLANTE dit CHAMPAGNE was born 16 November 1728 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France. Jean-Baptiste died 21 February 1804 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Thomas-Bonaventure LAPLANTE dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Romaine BARBEAU.

Marie-Catherine GROTON dite ST-ONGE died 2 July 1821 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada .

m. Laplante Jean-Baptiste

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Jean-Baptiste LAPLANTE dit CHAMPAGNE
Marriage date: 12 January 1756
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste LAPLANTE dit CHAMPAGNE was the child of Thomas-Bonaventure LAPLANTE dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Romaine BARBEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste LAPLANTE dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Catherine GROTON dite ST-ONGE

Marie-Louise LAPLANTE

Born: 24 April 1767, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre ETHIER 12 January 1789 Place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

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

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Birth — 1733
30 August 1733
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine GROTON dite ST-ONGE and Jean-Baptiste LAPLANTE dit CHAMPAGNE 12 January 1756, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

She was 22 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LAPLANTE was born 24 April 1767, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 33 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.