Charles PAYANT dit ST-ONGE

Born

4 November 1755 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Died

14 March 1822 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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Louis-Joseph PAYANT dit ST-ONGE Geneviève DALLERAY (DALERET)

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Born: 4 November 1755 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Father: Louis-Joseph PAYANT dit ST-ONGE

Mother: Geneviève DALLERAY (DALERET)

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

Maternal grandparents: Unknown UNKNOWN , Marie-Angélique DALLERAY (DALERET)

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Charles married Elisabeth MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE 2 August 1779 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Elisabeth MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was born 13 February 1756 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Elisabeth died 15 February 1831 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Elisabeth was the child of Paul MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Cécile GIARD.

Charles PAYANT dit ST-ONGE died 14 March 1822 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .
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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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Elisabeth MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE
Marriage date: 2 August 1779
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was the child of Paul MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Cécile GIARD

Children of Charles PAYANT dit ST-ONGE and Elisabeth MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Marie-Rose PAYANT dite ST-ONGE

Born: 30 June 1793, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: 12 April 1853, Saint-Barnabé-Sud, St-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Married: Denis PELOQUIN 7 October 1811 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marguerite PAYANT dite ST-ONGE

Born: 11 May 1795, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: 18 July 1865, Saint-Jude, Canada East

Married: Pierre PELOQUIN 9 November 1818 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Paul PAYANT dit ST-ONGE

Born: 13 October 1796, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: 25 January 1865, Whitehall, New York, USA

Married: Marie DUFAULT 4 August 1817 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Married: Angelique FONTAINE 11 April 1826 Place: Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marthe PAYANT dite ST-ONGE

Born: 15 April 1800, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: 26 November 1823, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Paul DUFAULT 14 October 1816 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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Birth — 1755
4 November 1755
Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Charles PAYANT dit ST-ONGE and Elisabeth MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE 2 August 1779, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 23 years old.

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)

1793 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose PAYANT dite ST-ONGE was born 30 June 1793, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Charles was 37 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Marguerite PAYANT dite ST-ONGE was born 11 May 1795, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Charles was 39 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Paul PAYANT dit ST-ONGE was born 13 October 1796, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Charles was 40 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Marie-Marthe PAYANT dite ST-ONGE was born 15 April 1800, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Charles was 44 years old.

1811 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rose PAYANT dite ST-ONGE married 7 October 1811, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Denis PELOQUIN

1816 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marthe PAYANT dite ST-ONGE married 14 October 1816, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Paul DUFAULT

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

1817 Marriage of Child
Paul PAYANT dit ST-ONGE married 4 August 1817, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie DUFAULT

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

1818 Marriage of Child
Marguerite PAYANT dite ST-ONGE married 9 November 1818, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Pierre PELOQUIN

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England