Pierre
BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE
(b.
9 May 1716
,
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
d.
7 December 1749
,
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
)
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Pierre BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE was born 9 May 1716 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Pierre BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE was the child of Jean BOISSONNEAU and Marguerite-Catherine CHORET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Vincent BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE and Anne COLIN (COLLIN) (maternal) Jean CHORET and Claire BAUCHE (BAUCHER) (BAUCHET) dite MORENCYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Geneviève GONTHIER dite BERNARD 10 October 1740 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Geneviève GONTHIER dite BERNARD was born 24 November 1724 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Geneviève died 17 January 1758 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Geneviève was the child of Jean-Baptiste GONTHIER and Geneviève ROY.
Pierre BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE died 7 December 1749 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France .
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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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