François LETARD dit ST-ONGE

(b. 7 May 1673 , France d. 28 September 1731 , Boucherville, Canada, New France )

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François LETARD dit ST-ONGE was born 7 May 1673 in France

François LETARD dit ST-ONGE was the child of ? and ?

François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1699.

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

François married Marthe HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE 9 February 1699 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marthe HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE was born 26 December 1678 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marthe died 4 June 1716 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marthe was the child of Jean HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Jeanne PEPIN.

François married (2) Marie-Madeleine VANASSE 9 February 1718 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . Marie-Madeleine VANASSE was born 3 May 1674 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Marie-Madeleine died 18 February 1754 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Madeleine was the child of François-Noel VANASSE and Jeanne FOURRIER.

François LETARD dit ST-ONGE died 28 September 1731 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .

son of Jean Letard and Catherine Couraud

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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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