Isabelle-Élisabeth MENARD dite ST-ONGE

(b. abt. 1711 , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 May 1770 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Isabelle-Élisabeth MENARD dite ST-ONGE was born abt. 1711 in Québec Province, Canada

Isabelle-Élisabeth MENARD dite ST-ONGE was the child of Jean-Adrien MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Marguerite DESHAYES (maternal) Jean FAYOLLE dit MARQUIS and Marie PAVIOT

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Isabelle-Élisabeth married Francois CHAYER (CHAILLE) 17 November 1733 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois CHAYER (CHAILLE) was born 22 September 1707 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Francois died 23 October 1777 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Francois was the child of Jean CHAILLE (CHAYER) and Anne BRIERE.

Isabelle-Élisabeth MENARD dite ST-ONGE died 13 May 1770 in Contrecœur, 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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Isabelle-Élisabeth MENARD dite ST-ONGE married

Francois CHAYER (CHAILLE)-- Date: 17 November 1733 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Francois CHAYER (CHAILLE) was the child of Jean CHAILLE (CHAYER) and Anne BRIERE

Children of Francois CHAYER (CHAILLE) and Isabelle-Élisabeth MENARD dite ST-ONGE:

Joseph CHAYER (CHAILLÉ) (b.25 August 1734, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 18 July 1794, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne-Amable COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE 18 February 1765 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1733 Marriage / Partner
Isabelle-Élisabeth MENARD dite ST-ONGE and Francois CHAYER (CHAILLE) 17 November 1733, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1734 Birth of Child
Joseph CHAYER (CHAILLÉ) was born 25 August 1734, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Joseph CHAYER (CHAILLÉ) married 18 February 1765, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Anne-Amable COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE