Etienne ONDOYER dit BOISVERT

Born

1 December 1704 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

28 May 1783 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

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Martin-Antoine ONDOYER Marie ENARD dite LOUBIER

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Born: 1 December 1704 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Father: Martin-Antoine ONDOYER

Mother: Marie ENARD dite LOUBIER

Maternal grandparents: Simeon ENARD (ESNARD) , Marie LOUBIER

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Etienne married Marie-Madeleine MORNEAU 3 March 1731 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Madeleine MORNEAU was born 1 January 1714 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine died 29 November 1789 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Pierre MORNEAU and Marie-Jeanne BIBEAU.

Etienne ONDOYER dit BOISVERT died 28 May 1783 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, 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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Etienne ONDOYER dit BOISVERT married

Marie-Madeleine MORNEAU
Marriage date: 3 March 1731
Marriage place: Yamaska, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine MORNEAU was the child of Pierre MORNEAU and Marie-Jeanne BIBEAU

Children of Etienne ONDOYER dit BOISVERT and Marie-Madeleine MORNEAU

Madeleine MARTIN dite ONDOYER

Born: 4 February 1733, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Pierre LAURENT dit LAUZON 26 November 1759 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Anne ONDOYER dite BOISVERT

Born: 25 July 1749, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 23 May 1784, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joachim MAROIS 14 February 1774 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1704
1 December 1704
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1731 Marriage / Partner
Etienne ONDOYER dit BOISVERT and Marie-Madeleine MORNEAU 3 March 1731, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 26 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Madeleine MARTIN dite ONDOYER was born 4 February 1733, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Etienne was 28 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne ONDOYER dite BOISVERT was born 25 July 1749, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Etienne was 44 years old.

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

1759 Marriage of Child
Madeleine MARTIN dite ONDOYER married 26 November 1759, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Pierre LAURENT dit LAUZON

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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne ONDOYER dite BOISVERT married 14 February 1774, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Joachim MAROIS

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.