Joseph GAREAU dit ST ONGE

(b. 27 January 1735 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 10 April 1784 , Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph GAREAU dit ST ONGE was born 27 January 1735 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Joseph GAREAU dit ST ONGE was the child of Charles GAREAU dit ST-ONGE and Marie-Josephte DEGUIRE dite LAROSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Dominique GAREAU and Geneviève DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) (maternal) Jean DEGUIRE dit LAROSE and Marie-Catherine MENARD

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Joseph married Marie-Josephte MORVAN (MORVENT) 7 January 1760 in Contrecœur, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte MORVAN (MORVENT) was born 7 August 1740 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Josephte died 29 February 1812 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste MORVAN and Marie-Josephte BARBEAU.

Joseph GAREAU dit ST ONGE died 10 April 1784 in Beloeil, 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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Joseph GAREAU dit ST ONGE married

Marie-Josephte MORVAN (MORVENT)-- Date: 7 January 1760 Place: Contrecœur, Canada
Marie-Josephte MORVAN (MORVENT) was the child of Jean-Baptiste MORVAN and Marie-Josephte BARBEAU

Children of Joseph GAREAU dit ST ONGE and Marie-Josephte MORVAN (MORVENT):

Joseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE (b.15 June 1761, Contrecœur, Canada d. 5 May 1874, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Louise BROUILLET 28 October 1782 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Josephte GAREAU dite ST ONGE (b.4 November 1768, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 March 1826, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Augustin GRAVEL 21 February 1786 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1735 Birth
27 January 1735
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GAREAU dit ST ONGE and Marie-Josephte MORVAN (MORVENT) 7 January 1760, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 24 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Joseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE was born 15 June 1761, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph was 26 years old.

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.

1768 Birth of Child
Josephte GAREAU dite ST ONGE was born 4 November 1768, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1782 Marriage of Child
Joseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE married 28 October 1782, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Marie-Louise BROUILLET