Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE

(b. abt. 1704 , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 January 1773 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE was born abt. 1704 in Québec Province, Canada

Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE was the child of Jean-Adrien MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Marguerite DESHAYES (maternal) Jean FAYOLLE dit MARQUIS and Marie PAVIOT

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Pierre married Josephte ROY dite CHOIGNY 1 December 1731 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Josephte ROY dite CHOIGNY was born 1 April 1712 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Josephte died 28 February 1795 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Josephte was the child of Joseph ROY dit CHOIGNY and Marguerite MARTIN.

Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE died 16 January 1773 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, 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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Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE married

Josephte ROY dite CHOIGNY-- Date: 1 December 1731 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Josephte ROY dite CHOIGNY was the child of Joseph ROY dit CHOIGNY and Marguerite MARTIN

Children of Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Josephte ROY dite CHOIGNY:

Josephte MENARD (b.30 August 1732, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 9 February 1777, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. François-Marie GAREAU 26 February 1759 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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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

1731 Marriage / Partner
Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Josephte ROY dite CHOIGNY 1 December 1731, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1732 Birth of Child
Josephte MENARD was born 30 August 1732, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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

1759 Marriage of Child
Josephte MENARD married 26 February 1759 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to François-Marie GAREAU

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.