Joseph
GAREAU dit ST ONGE
(b.
27 January 1735
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
d.
10 April 1784
,
Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph GAREAU dit ST ONGE was born 27 January 1735 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Joseph GAREAU dit ST ONGE was the child of Charles GAREAU dit ST-ONGE and Marie-Josephte DEGUIRE dite LAROSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Dominique GAREAU and Geneviève DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) (maternal) Jean DEGUIRE dit LAROSE and Marie-Catherine MENARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Josephte MORVAN (MORVENT) 7 January 1760 in Contrecœur, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte MORVAN (MORVENT) was born 7 August 1740 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Josephte died 29 February 1812 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste MORVAN and Marie-Josephte BARBEAU.
Joseph GAREAU dit ST ONGE died 10 April 1784 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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