Veronique GAREAU dite ST-ONGE

(b. 30 May 1741 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 10 March 1792 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )

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Veronique GAREAU dite ST-ONGE was born 30 May 1741 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Veronique GAREAU dite ST-ONGE was the child of Charles GAREAU dit ST-ONGE and Marie-Josephte DEGUIRE dite LAROSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Dominique GAREAU and Geneviève DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) (maternal) Jean DEGUIRE dit LAROSE and Marie-Catherine MENARD

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

Veronique married Pierre DUHAMEL 26 August 1760 in Contrecœur, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre DUHAMEL was born 25 May 1731 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Pierre was the child of Exupere DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON and Marie-Catherine BOUVIER.

Veronique GAREAU dite ST-ONGE died 10 March 1792 in Saint-Ours, 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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Veronique GAREAU dite ST-ONGE married

Pierre DUHAMEL-- Date: 26 August 1760 Place: Contrecœur, Canada
Pierre DUHAMEL was the child of Exupere DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON and Marie-Catherine BOUVIER

Children of Pierre DUHAMEL and Veronique GAREAU dite ST-ONGE:

Pierre DUHAMEL (b.2 August 1763, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Josephte DELIEGE 30 September 1793 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1741 Birth
30 May 1741
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Veronique GAREAU dite ST-ONGE and Pierre DUHAMEL 26 August 1760, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 19 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Pierre DUHAMEL was born 2 August 1763, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Veronique was 22 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.