François GAREAU dit ST-ONGE

Born

21 April 1761 , Contrecœur, Canada

Died

21 May 1816 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of François GAREAU dit ST-ONGE

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Born: 21 April 1761 in Contrecœur, Canada

Parents of François GAREAU dit ST-ONGE

Father

François-Marie GAREAU

Mother

Josephte MENARD

Grandparents of François GAREAU dit ST-ONGE

Paternal grandparents

Charles GAREAU dit ST-ONGE Marie-Josephte DEGUIRE dite LAROSE

Maternal grandparents

Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE Josephte ROY dite CHOIGNY

Spouse(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, Canada, New France . 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 .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François GAREAU dit ST-ONGE

François GAREAU dit ST-ONGE married

Elisabeth DUFAULT
Marriage date: 3 April 1780
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth DUFAULT was the child of Joseph DUFAULT and Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE

Children of François GAREAU dit ST-ONGE and Elisabeth DUFAULT

Marie-Rosalie GAREAU dite ST-ONGE

Born: 1 February 1783, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE 16 February 1801 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Marie-Elisabeth GAREAU dite ST-ONGE

Born: 23 February 1784, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste BOURQUE (BOURG) 9 January 1804 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste DAUPHINAIS dit PHENIX 14 June 1810 Place: La Présentation, Lower Canada

Married: Michel LARIVIERE dit CHAPDELAINE 13 February 1816 Place: La Présentation, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste GAREAU dit ST-ONGE

Born: 14 August 1786, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charlotte ARPIN dite POTVIN 28 July 1806 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Etienne GAREAU dit ST-ONGE

Born: 1 July 1788, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louise PELOQUIN 11 November 1810 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada

Marie-Archange GAREAU dite ST-ONGE

Born: 3 February 1791, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre LEDOUX 22 January 1810 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Marie GAREAU dite ST-ONGE

Born: 13 February 1795, Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Noel FOURNIER 14 February 1820 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in François's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1761
21 April 1761
Contrecœur, Canada

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
François GAREAU dit ST-ONGE and Elisabeth DUFAULT 3 April 1780, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 18 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Rosalie GAREAU dite ST-ONGE was born 1 February 1783, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François was 21 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth GAREAU dite ST-ONGE was born 23 February 1784, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François was 22 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAREAU dit ST-ONGE was born 14 August 1786, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François was 25 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Etienne GAREAU dit ST-ONGE was born 1 July 1788, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François was 27 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Birth of Child
Marie-Archange GAREAU dite ST-ONGE was born 3 February 1791, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

François was 29 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Birth of Child
Marie GAREAU dite ST-ONGE was born 13 February 1795, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François was 33 years old.

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rosalie GAREAU dite ST-ONGE married 16 February 1801, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada to Pierre DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE

1804 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth GAREAU dite ST-ONGE married 9 January 1804, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste BOURQUE (BOURG)

1806 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAREAU dit ST-ONGE married 28 July 1806, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada to Charlotte ARPIN dite POTVIN

1810 Marriage of Child
Marie-Archange GAREAU dite ST-ONGE married 22 January 1810, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada to Pierre LEDOUX

1810 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth GAREAU dite ST-ONGE married 14 June 1810, La Présentation, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste DAUPHINAIS dit PHENIX

1810 Marriage of Child
Etienne GAREAU dit ST-ONGE married 11 November 1810, Sorel, Lower Canada to Louise PELOQUIN