Charles GAREAU dit ST-ONGE

(b. 6 September 1707 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 31 December 1757 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France )

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Charles GAREAU dit ST-ONGE was born 6 September 1707 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Charles GAREAU dit ST-ONGE was the child of Dominique GAREAU and Geneviève DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAREAU dit ST-ONGE and Anne TALBOT (maternal) Antoine DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Marie-Anne RICHARD

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Charles married Marie-Josephte DEGUIRE dite LAROSE 22 January 1731 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Josephte DEGUIRE dite LAROSE was born 25 February 1710 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Josephte died 8 March 1761 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean DEGUIRE dit LAROSE and Marie-Catherine MENARD.

Charles GAREAU dit ST-ONGE died 31 December 1757 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France .
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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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Charles GAREAU dit ST-ONGE married

Marie-Josephte DEGUIRE dite LAROSE-- Date: 22 January 1731 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
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Marie-Josephte DEGUIRE dite LAROSE was the child of Jean DEGUIRE dit LAROSE and Marie-Catherine MENARD

Children of Charles GAREAU dit ST-ONGE and Marie-Josephte DEGUIRE dite LAROSE:

François-Marie GAREAU (b.3 October 1733, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 13 March 1806, Contrecœur, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte MENARD 26 February 1759 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph GAREAU dit ST ONGE (b.27 January 1735, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 10 April 1784, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte MORVAN (MORVENT) 7 January 1760 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Madeleine GAREAU dite ST-ONGE (b.5 June 1739, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 2 August 1793, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Louis BARABE 5 October 1761 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Veronique GAREAU dite ST-ONGE (b.30 May 1741, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 10 March 1792, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre DUHAMEL 26 August 1760 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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1707 Birth
6 September 1707
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1731 Marriage / Partner
Charles GAREAU dit ST-ONGE and Marie-Josephte DEGUIRE dite LAROSE 22 January 1731, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 23 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
François-Marie GAREAU was born 3 October 1733, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Charles was 26 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Joseph GAREAU dit ST ONGE was born 27 January 1735, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Charles was 27 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Madeleine GAREAU dite ST-ONGE was born 5 June 1739, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Charles was 31 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Veronique GAREAU dite ST-ONGE was born 30 May 1741, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Charles was 33 years old.

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