Pierre PAYANT dit ST-ONGE

Born

24 January 1767 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

2 June 1841 , Kamouraska, Canada East

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Jean-Marie PAYANT dit ST-ONGE Rosalie LEBEL

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Born: 24 January 1767 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Marie PAYANT dit ST-ONGE

Mother: Rosalie LEBEL

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-Jacques PAYANT dit ST-ONGE , Marie-Jeanne LEGRIS dite LEPINE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LEBEL , Jeanne-Anne DUPERE

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Pierre married Christine DIONNE 30 July 1798 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Christine DIONNE was born 29 June 1779 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Christine died 30 April 1810 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Christine was the child of Maurice DIONNE and Madeleine DUBE.

Pierre PAYANT dit ST-ONGE died 2 June 1841 in Kamouraska, Canada East .
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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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Pierre PAYANT dit ST-ONGE married

Christine DIONNE
Marriage date: 30 July 1798
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Lower Canada
Christine DIONNE was the child of Maurice DIONNE and Madeleine DUBE

Children of Pierre PAYANT dit ST-ONGE and Christine DIONNE

Joseph ST-ONGE dit PAYANT

Born: 17 December 1799, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: 14 June 1849, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: Celeste TREMBLAY 15 October 1821 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1767
24 January 1767
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1798 Marriage / Partner
Pierre PAYANT dit ST-ONGE and Christine DIONNE 30 July 1798, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 31 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Joseph ST-ONGE dit PAYANT was born 17 December 1799, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Pierre was 32 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1810 Death of Spouse/Partner
Christine DIONNE died 30 April 1810, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Marriage of Child
Joseph ST-ONGE dit PAYANT married 15 October 1821, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Celeste TREMBLAY

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

Death — 1841
2 June 1841
Kamouraska, Canada East
He died at the age of 74.

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