Louise METAYER dite ST-ONGE

(b. abt. 1760 , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 February 1794 , Vaudreuil, Lower Canada )

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Louise METAYER dite ST-ONGE was born abt. 1760 in Québec Province, Canada

Louise METAYER dite ST-ONGE was the child of François METAYER dit ST-ONGE and Marie-Madeleine MICHEL dite TAILLON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre METAYER dit ST-ONGE and Geneviève LEDUC (maternal) Pierre MICHEL dit TAILLON and Marie-Jeanne BARON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louise married Gabriel CARRIERE 2 October 1786 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Gabriel CARRIERE was born 12 May 1753 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Gabriel died 10 March 1812 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion). Gabriel was the child of Charles CARRIER and Catherine DROUILLARD.

Louise METAYER dite ST-ONGE died 11 February 1794 in Vaudreuil, Lower Canada .

m. Carriere Gabriel

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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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