Nicolas BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE

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19 April 1752 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

14 July 1830 , Sainte-Scholastique, Mirabel, Lower Canada

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Nicolas BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE Marie-Louise NORMAND

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Born: 19 April 1752 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Nicolas BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE

Mother: Marie-Louise NORMAND

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE , Jeanne POISSON

Maternal grandparents: Charles NORMAND , Catherine-Francoise BOUTIN

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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.
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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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Spouse & Children of Nicolas BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE

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Nicolas BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE married

Helene TESSIER
Marriage date: 14 February 1774
Marriage place: Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada
Helene TESSIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste TESSIER and Marie-Thérèse FOUCAULT

Children of Nicolas BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE and Helene TESSIER

Nicolas ST-ONGE

Born: 18 May 1780, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 May 1858, Saint-Hermas, Mirabel, Canada East

Married: Archange TAILLON 28 September 1801 Place: Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1752
19 April 1752
Québec, Canada, New France

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

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE and Helene TESSIER 14 February 1774, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

He was 21 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.