Joseph
GAREAU dit ST-ONGE
Born
15 June 1761
,
Contrecœur, Canada
Died
5 May 1874
,
Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada
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Joseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE was born 15 June 1761 in Contrecœur, Canada
Joseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE was the child of Joseph GAREAU dit ST ONGE and Marie-Josephte MORVAN (MORVENT) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles GAREAU dit ST-ONGE and Marie-Josephte DEGUIRE dite LAROSE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste MORVAN and Marie-Josephte BARBEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Louise BROUILLET 28 October 1782 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise BROUILLET was born 5 September 1758 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Louise died 11 September 1833 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Louise was the child of Pierre BROUILLET and Marguerite LEFORT.
Joseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE died 5 May 1874 in Vaudreuil, 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)
Family and Children of Joseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE
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Marie-Louise BROUILLET-- Date: 28 October 1782 Place: Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise BROUILLET was the child of Pierre BROUILLET and Marguerite LEFORT
Marie-Louise BROUILLET-- Date: 28 October 1782 Place: Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada Marie-Louise BROUILLET was the child of Pierre BROUILLET and Marguerite LEFORT
Children of Joseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE and Marie-Louise BROUILLET
Joseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE (b.30 November 1785, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )m. Marie-Louise MENARD 15 August 1808 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
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1761 Birth 15 June 1761
Contrecœur, Canada
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.
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.
1782 Marriage / PartnerJoseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE and Marie-Louise BROUILLET 28 October 1782, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)
He was 21 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1785 Birth of ChildJoseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE was born 30 November 1785, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)
Joseph was 24 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1808 Marriage of ChildJoseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE married 15 August 1808, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Louise MENARD
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1833 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Louise BROUILLET died 11 September 1833, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1874 Death 5 May 1874
Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 112.
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