Nicolas
BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE
(b.
19 April 1752
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
14 July 1830
,
Sainte-Scholastique, Mirabel, Lower Canada
)
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Nicolas BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE was born 19 April 1752 in Québec, Canada, New France
Nicolas BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE was the child of Nicolas BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE and Marie-Louise NORMAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE and Jeanne POISSON (maternal) Charles NORMAND and Catherine-Francoise BOUTINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Nicolas married Helene TESSIER 14 February 1774 in Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Helene TESSIER was born 31 October 1751 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Helene died 5 February 1821 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Québec, Canada. Helene was the child of Jean-Baptiste TESSIER and Marie-Thérèse FOUCAULT.
Nicolas BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE died 14 July 1830 in Sainte-Scholastique, Mirabel, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Nicolas appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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