François
GAREAU dit ST-ONGE
(b.
21 April 1761
,
Contrecœur, Canada
d.
21 May 1816
,
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
)
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François GAREAU dit ST-ONGE was born 21 April 1761 in Contrecœur, Canada
François GAREAU dit ST-ONGE was the child of François-Marie GAREAU and Josephte MENARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles GAREAU dit ST-ONGE and Marie-Josephte DEGUIRE dite LAROSE (maternal) Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Josephte ROY dite CHOIGNYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Elisabeth DUFAULT 3 April 1780 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Elisabeth DUFAULT was born 27 August 1759 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Elisabeth was the child of Joseph DUFAULT and Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE.
François GAREAU dit ST-ONGE died 21 May 1816 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of François appear below.
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)
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