Louis MENARD dit ST-ONGE

(b. abt. 1713 , Québec Province, Canada d. 15 February 1769 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis MENARD dit ST-ONGE was born abt. 1713 in Québec Province, Canada

Louis MENARD dit ST-ONGE was the child of Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Suzanne LAPORTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Marguerite DESHAYES (maternal) Jacques LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Nicole DUCHESNE

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

Louis married Marie-Josephte MARTIN 17 February 1738 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephte MARTIN was born 18 June 1706 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Josephte died 5 May 1785 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Josephte was the child of Antoine MARTIN and Marie-Françoise FEVRIER dite LACROIX.

Louis MENARD dit ST-ONGE died 15 February 1769 in Saint-Ours, 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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Louis MENARD dit ST-ONGE married

Marie-Josephte MARTIN-- Date: 17 February 1738 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
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Marie-Josephte MARTIN was the child of Antoine MARTIN and Marie-Françoise FEVRIER dite LACROIX

Children of Louis MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Marie-Josephte MARTIN:

Marie-Louise MENARD (b.27 December 1738, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 24 May 1816, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Jean GATINEAU dit BRINDAMOUR 8 January 1759 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Madeleine MENARD dite ST-ONGE (b.4 May 1741, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Louis BARTHE dit BELLEVILLE 2 February 1761 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Antoine MENARD (b.11 May 1745, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 17 May 1810, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )

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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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Louis MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Marie-Josephte MARTIN 17 February 1738, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MENARD was born 27 December 1738, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1741 Birth of Child
Madeleine MENARD dite ST-ONGE was born 4 May 1741, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1745 Birth of Child
Antoine MENARD was born 11 May 1745, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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

1759 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise MENARD married 8 January 1759, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Jean GATINEAU dit BRINDAMOUR

1761 Marriage of Child
Madeleine MENARD dite ST-ONGE married 2 February 1761, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Louis BARTHE dit BELLEVILLE

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.