Nicolas TONDU dit ST ONGE

(b. 20 October 1760 , Beauharnois, Canada d. 12 August 1832 , Beauharnois, Lower Canada )

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Nicolas TONDU dit ST ONGE was born 20 October 1760 in Beauharnois, Canada

Nicolas TONDU dit ST ONGE was the child of Jean-Baptiste TONDU and Marie-Angélique MARTINET and the grandchild of: (maternal) Antoine-Louis MARTINET and Marie-Suzanne PLEAU dite BELLEAU

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

Nicolas married Louise-Catherine DUMOUCHEL 13 January 1788 in Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise-Catherine DUMOUCHEL was born 18 February 1768 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) . Louise-Catherine died 8 August 1857 in Beauharnois, Québec, Canada. Louise-Catherine was the child of Paul-Louis DUMOUCHEL and Marie-Catherine PICARD.

Nicolas TONDU dit ST ONGE died 12 August 1832 in Beauharnois, 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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