Jean
GAREAU dit ST-ONGE
(b.
abt. 1645
,
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
d.
6 June 1713
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
)
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Jean GAREAU dit ST-ONGE was born abt. 1645 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Jean GAREAU dit ST-ONGE was the child of Dominique GAREAU and Marie PINARDJean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1670.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Anne TALBOT 2 November 1670 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Anne TALBOT was born 1 August 1651 in Rouen, France. Anne died 4 August 1740 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville).
Jean GAREAU dit ST-ONGE died 6 June 1713 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .
son of Dominique Gareau and Mari Pinard
Details of the family tree of Jean appear below.
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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