Pierre METAYER dit ST-ONGE

(b. abt. 1679 , France d. 21 May 1712 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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Pierre METAYER dit ST-ONGE was born abt. 1679 in France

Pierre METAYER dit ST-ONGE was the child of ? and ?

Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1704.

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

Pierre married Geneviève LEDUC 24 May 1704 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Geneviève LEDUC was born 11 October 1674 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Geneviève died 31 May 1747 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Geneviève was the child of René LEDUC and Anne GENDREAU.

Pierre METAYER dit ST-ONGE died 21 May 1712 in Québec, 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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