Joseph GAREAU dit ST ONGE

Born

27 January 1735 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

10 April 1784 , Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

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Charles GAREAU dit ST-ONGE Marie-Josephte DEGUIRE dite LAROSE

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Born: 27 January 1735 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Charles GAREAU dit ST-ONGE

Mother: Marie-Josephte DEGUIRE dite LAROSE

Paternal grandparents: Dominique GAREAU , Geneviève DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)

Maternal grandparents: Jean DEGUIRE dit LAROSE , Marie-Catherine MENARD

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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, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephte died 29 February 1812 in Chambly, Lower Canada . 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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Joseph GAREAU dit ST ONGE married

Marie-Josephte MORVAN (MORVENT)
Marriage date: 7 January 1760
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada
Marie-Josephte MORVAN (MORVENT) was the child of Jean-Baptiste MORVAN and Marie-Josephte BARBEAU

Children of Joseph GAREAU dit ST ONGE and Marie-Josephte MORVAN (MORVENT)

Joseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE

Born: 15 June 1761, Contrecœur, Canada
Died: 5 May 1874, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise BROUILLET 28 October 1782 Place: Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

Josephte GAREAU dite ST ONGE

Born: 4 November 1768, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 March 1826, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Augustin GRAVEL 21 February 1786 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1735
27 January 1735
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1760 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GAREAU dit ST ONGE and Marie-Josephte MORVAN (MORVENT) 7 January 1760, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 24 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Joseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE was born 15 June 1761, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph was 26 years old.

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.

1768 Birth of Child
Josephte GAREAU dite ST ONGE was born 4 November 1768, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Joseph was 33 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.