Jean-Baptiste
BOISSON dit ST-ONGE
(b.
7 February 1670
,
Chepniers, St-Pierre, Charente-Maritime, France
d.
7 June 1713
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
)
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Jean-Baptiste BOISSON dit ST-ONGE was born 7 February 1670 in Chepniers, St-Pierre, Charente-Maritime, France
Jean-Baptiste BOISSON dit ST-ONGE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Anne LEGROS 15 November 1700 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne LEGROS was born 23 June 1681 in Sault-St-Louis, Québec, Canada (Kahnawake). Marie-Anne died 8 April 1761 in Sault-St-Louis, Québec, Canada (Kahnawake). Marie-Anne was the child of Antoine GROS dit LAVIOLETTE and Jacqueline AUBRY.
Jean-Baptiste BOISSON dit ST-ONGE died 7 June 1713 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
son of Jean Boisson and Marie-Madeleine Bouchart
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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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