Marguerite CASTONGUAY
Born: 1 February 1796, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Died: 10 February 1865, Le Bic, Canada
Died: 10 February 1865, Le Bic, Canada
Married: Benjamin BELANGER 30 August 1814 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Marguerite
ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT
Born
14 August 1769
,
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
8 February 1856
,
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada East
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Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY
Marriage date: 14 January 1788
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY was the child of Pierre GUAY (CASTONGUAY) and Angélique MORIN
Jean-Marie CASTONGUAYMarriage date: 14 January 1788
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY was the child of Pierre GUAY (CASTONGUAY) and Angélique MORIN
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Marie-Victoire CASTONGUAY
Born: abt. 1796, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Antoine GAGNON 26 November 1816 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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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 — 176914 August 1769
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1788 Marriage / PartnerMarguerite ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT and Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY 14 January 1788, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
She was 18 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1796 Birth of ChildMarguerite CASTONGUAY was born 1 February 1796, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada
Marguerite was 26 years old.
1812 Death of Spouse/PartnerJean-Marie CASTONGUAY died 3 November 1812, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada
1814 Marriage of ChildMarguerite CASTONGUAY married 30 August 1814, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada to Benjamin BELANGER
1816 Marriage of ChildMarie-Victoire CASTONGUAY married 26 November 1816, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada to Antoine GAGNON
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.Death — 18568 February 1856
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada East
She died at the age of 86.
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