Alexis
PAYANT dit ST-ONGE
(b.
17 April 1751
,
Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France
d.
15 August 1794
,
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
)
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Alexis PAYANT dit ST-ONGE was born 17 April 1751 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France
Alexis PAYANT dit ST-ONGE was the child of Jacques-Francois PAYANT dit ST-ONGE and Marie-Francoise RIVARD dite LACOURSIERE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques PAYANT dit ST-ONGE and Marguerite SEDILOT (maternal) François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Geneviève CHAINE (CHESNE)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexis married Cecile LEDOUX 12 February 1776 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Cecile LEDOUX was born abt. 1755 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Cecile died abt. 1843 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Cecile was the child of Gabriel LEDOUX and Cecile GAREAU dite ST-ONGE.
Alexis PAYANT dit ST-ONGE died 15 August 1794 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Alexis 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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