Josephte ROY dite CHOIGNY

Born

1 April 1712 , Repentigny, Canada, New France

Died

28 February 1795 , Verchères, Lower Canada

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Joseph ROY dit CHOIGNY Marguerite MARTIN

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Born: 1 April 1712 in Repentigny, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph ROY dit CHOIGNY

Mother: Marguerite MARTIN

Maternal grandparents: Pierre MARTIN , Anne POITRON

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Josephte married Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE 1 December 1731 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE was born abt. 1704 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre died 16 January 1773 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Jean-Adrien MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS.

Josephte ROY dite CHOIGNY died 28 February 1795 in Verchères, 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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Josephte ROY dite CHOIGNY married

Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE
Marriage date: 1 December 1731
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE was the child of Jean-Adrien MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS

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Josephte MENARD

Born: 30 August 1732, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 9 February 1777, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: François-Marie GAREAU 26 February 1759 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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Birth — 1712
1 April 1712
Repentigny, 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
Josephte ROY dite CHOIGNY and Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE 1 December 1731, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 19 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Josephte MENARD was born 30 August 1732, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Josephte was 20 years old.

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

1759 Marriage of Child
Josephte MENARD married 26 February 1759 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to François-Marie GAREAU

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.

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE died 16 January 1773, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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.