Josephte BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE

(b. abt. 1738 , Québec Province, Canada d. 22 March 1799 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )

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Josephte BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE was born abt. 1738 in Québec Province, Canada

Josephte BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOISSONNEAU and Marie-Josephte DEMEULES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BOISSONNEAU and Marguerite-Catherine CHORET (maternal) Joseph DEMEULES and Catherine DUBEAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Josephte married Louis EMOND 30 January 1757 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis EMOND was born 24 April 1732 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Louis died 13 March 1799 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Louis was the child of Francois EMOND and Francoise ASSELIN.

Josephte BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE died 22 March 1799 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada .
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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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