Joseph ST-ONGE dit PAYANT

Born

17 December 1799 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Died

14 June 1849 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

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Pierre PAYANT dit ST-ONGE Christine DIONNE

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Born: 17 December 1799 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Father: Pierre PAYANT dit ST-ONGE

Mother: Christine DIONNE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Marie PAYANT dit ST-ONGE , Rosalie LEBEL

Maternal grandparents: Maurice DIONNE , Madeleine DUBE

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Joseph married Celeste TREMBLAY 15 October 1821 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Celeste TREMBLAY was born 11 February 1800 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Celeste died 13 June 1884 in Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Québec, Canada. Celeste was the child of Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY and Catherine-Angelique CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS.

Joseph ST-ONGE dit PAYANT died 14 June 1849 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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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Spouse & Children of Joseph ST-ONGE dit PAYANT

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Joseph ST-ONGE dit PAYANT married

Celeste TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 15 October 1821
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Celeste TREMBLAY was the child of Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY and Catherine-Angelique CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS

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Children of Joseph ST-ONGE dit PAYANT and Celeste TREMBLAY

Celeste ST-ONGE

Born: 1 September 1823, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: 17 September 1910, Saint-Benoit-Joseph-Labre, Amqui, Matapédia, Canada

Henriette-Honorine ST-ONGE

Born: 27 February 1826, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: 12 November 1877, Saint-Denis-de-la-Bouteillerie, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada

Cyprien ST-ONGE

Born: 12 January 1829, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: 17 December 1850, Saint-Denis-de-la-Bouteillerie, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada

Marie ST-ONGE dite PAYANT

Born: abt. 1830, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Clementine ST-ONGE dite PAYANT

Born: 6 October 1835, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: 18 December 1903, Saint-Denis-de-la-Bouteillerie, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada

Elzear ST-ONGE dit PAYANT

Born: 20 July 1839, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: 27 September 1931, Saint-Denis-de-la-Bouteillerie, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada

Wenceslas ST-ONGE

Born: 27 September 1842, Saint-Denis-de-la-Bouteillerie, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada
Died: 29 November 1893, Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1799
17 December 1799
Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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

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 / Partner
Joseph ST-ONGE dit PAYANT and Celeste TREMBLAY 15 October 1821, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 21 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Celeste ST-ONGE was born 1 September 1823, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 23 years old.

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)

1826 Birth of Child
Henriette-Honorine ST-ONGE was born 27 February 1826, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 26 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1829 Birth of Child
Cyprien ST-ONGE was born 12 January 1829, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 29 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1835 Birth of Child
Clementine ST-ONGE dite PAYANT was born 6 October 1835, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 35 years old.

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)

1839 Birth of Child
Elzear ST-ONGE dit PAYANT was born 20 July 1839, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 39 years old.

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

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1842 Birth of Child
Wenceslas ST-ONGE was born 27 September 1842, Saint-Denis-de-la-Bouteillerie, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada

Joseph was 42 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)