Joseph BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE

Born

3 April 1722 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

21 September 1786 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean BOISSONNEAU Marguerite-Catherine CHORET

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Born: 3 April 1722 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Jean BOISSONNEAU

Mother: Marguerite-Catherine CHORET

Paternal grandparents: Vincent BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE , Anne COLIN (COLLIN)

Maternal grandparents: Jean CHORET , Claire BAUCHE (BAUCHER) (BAUCHET) dite MORENCY

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Joseph married Marguerite BLAIS 20 November 1747 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite BLAIS was born 1 January 1729 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Marguerite died 9 November 1814 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLAIS and Marguerite ROY.

Joseph BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE died 21 September 1786 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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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Spouse & Children of Joseph BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE

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Marguerite BLAIS
Marriage date: 20 November 1747
Marriage place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marguerite BLAIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLAIS and Marguerite ROY

Children of Joseph BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE and Marguerite BLAIS

Jean-Baptiste BOISSONNEAU

Born: 13 August 1752, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 1 April 1822, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Married: Claire LAURENDEAU 20 August 1781 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

François BOISSONNEAU

Born: 25 November 1755, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 12 June 1833, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte LEFEBVRE 20 February 1781 Place: Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Nicolas BOISSONNEAU

Born: 2 February 1759, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 17 November 1826, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

Married: Marie MCNEIL 1 September 1789 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1722
3 April 1722
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE and Marguerite BLAIS 20 November 1747, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

He was 25 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOISSONNEAU was born 13 August 1752, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Joseph was 30 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
François BOISSONNEAU was born 25 November 1755, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Nicolas BOISSONNEAU was born 2 February 1759, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Joseph was 36 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.

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
François BOISSONNEAU married 20 February 1781, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce) to Marie-Josephte LEFEBVRE

1781 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOISSONNEAU married 20 August 1781, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Claire LAURENDEAU

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)