François GAREAU dit ST-ONGE

(b. 21 April 1761 , Contrecœur, Canada d. 21 May 1816 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )

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François GAREAU dit ST-ONGE was born 21 April 1761 in Contrecœur, Canada

François GAREAU dit ST-ONGE was the child of François-Marie GAREAU and Josephte MENARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles GAREAU dit ST-ONGE and Marie-Josephte DEGUIRE dite LAROSE (maternal) Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Josephte ROY dite CHOIGNY

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

François married Elisabeth DUFAULT 3 April 1780 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Elisabeth DUFAULT was born 27 August 1759 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Elisabeth was the child of Joseph DUFAULT and Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE.

François GAREAU dit ST-ONGE died 21 May 1816 in Saint-Ours, Lower 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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François GAREAU dit ST-ONGE married

Elisabeth DUFAULT-- Date: 3 April 1780 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth DUFAULT was the child of Joseph DUFAULT and Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE

Children of François GAREAU dit ST-ONGE and Elisabeth DUFAULT:

Marie-Rosalie GAREAU dite ST-ONGE (b.1 February 1783, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE 16 February 1801 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Elisabeth GAREAU dite ST-ONGE (b.23 February 1784, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste BOURQUE (BOURG) 9 January 1804 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
m. Jean-Baptiste DAUPHINAIS dit PHENIX 14 June 1810 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)
m. Michel LARIVIERE dit CHAPDELAINE 13 February 1816 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Jean-Baptiste GAREAU dit ST-ONGE (b.14 August 1786, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Charlotte ARPIN dite POTVIN 28 July 1806 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Etienne GAREAU dit ST-ONGE (b.1 July 1788, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Louise PELOQUIN 11 November 1810 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Archange GAREAU dite ST-ONGE (b.3 February 1791, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Pierre LEDOUX 22 January 1810 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie GAREAU dite ST-ONGE (b.13 February 1795, Contrecœur, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Noel FOURNIER 14 February 1820 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1761 Birth
21 April 1761
Contrecœur, Canada

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.

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
François GAREAU dit ST-ONGE and Elisabeth DUFAULT 3 April 1780, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 18 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Rosalie GAREAU dite ST-ONGE was born 1 February 1783, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François was 21 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth GAREAU dite ST-ONGE was born 23 February 1784, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François was 22 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAREAU dit ST-ONGE was born 14 August 1786, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François was 25 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Etienne GAREAU dit ST-ONGE was born 1 July 1788, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François was 27 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Birth of Child
Marie-Archange GAREAU dite ST-ONGE was born 3 February 1791, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

François was 29 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Birth of Child
Marie GAREAU dite ST-ONGE was born 13 February 1795, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François was 33 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rosalie GAREAU dite ST-ONGE married 16 February 1801, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Pierre DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE

1804 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth GAREAU dite ST-ONGE married 9 January 1804, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Jean-Baptiste BOURQUE (BOURG)

1806 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAREAU dit ST-ONGE married 28 July 1806, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Charlotte ARPIN dite POTVIN

1810 Marriage of Child
Marie-Archange GAREAU dite ST-ONGE married 22 January 1810, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Pierre LEDOUX

1810 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth GAREAU dite ST-ONGE married 14 June 1810, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) to Jean-Baptiste DAUPHINAIS dit PHENIX

1810 Marriage of Child
Etienne GAREAU dit ST-ONGE married 11 November 1810, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Louise PELOQUIN