Louis PAYANT dit ST-ONGE

(b. 21 September 1737 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 6 November 1789 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis PAYANT dit ST-ONGE was born 21 September 1737 in Québec, Canada, New France

Louis PAYANT dit ST-ONGE was the child of Joseph-Jacques PAYANT dit ST-ONGE and Marie-Jeanne LEGRIS dite LEPINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques PAYANT dit ST-ONGE and Louise MORIN (maternal) Jean LEGRIS dit LEPINE and Marie-Geneviève SEDILOT

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Louis married Monique LEFORT 8 September 1766 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Monique LEFORT was born 4 August 1737 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Monique died 22 September 1801 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Monique was the child of Jean LEFORT dit LA PRAIRIE and Marguerite FAVREAU.

Louis PAYANT dit ST-ONGE died 6 November 1789 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, 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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Louis PAYANT dit ST-ONGE married

Monique LEFORT-- Date: 8 September 1766 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Monique LEFORT was the child of Jean LEFORT dit LA PRAIRIE and Marguerite FAVREAU

Children of Louis PAYANT dit ST-ONGE and Monique LEFORT:

François PAYANT (b.8 June 1779, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 February 1862, Châteauguay, Canada East )
m. Marie-Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU) 16 February 1801 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Paul PAYANT (b.21 August 1781, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 December 1834, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Reine FOUCHER 4 July 1808 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1737 Birth
21 September 1737
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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Louis PAYANT dit ST-ONGE and Monique LEFORT 8 September 1766, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 28 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.

1779 Birth of Child
François PAYANT was born 8 June 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Louis was 41 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Paul PAYANT was born 21 August 1781, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Louis was 43 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)