Catherine MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL

Born

11 July 1659 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

abt. 1704 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Catherine married Étienne GENTES 28 November 1678 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Étienne GENTES was born 10 February 1646 in Rouen, France. Étienne died 8 October 1726 in Varennes, Canada, New France .

Parents & Family of Catherine MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL

Parents of Catherine MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL

Father

Michel MESSIER

Mother

Anne LEMOINE (LEMOYNE)

Grandparents of Catherine MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Pierre LEMOINE (LEMOYNE) Judith DUCHESNE

Catherine Messier- Was born on July 11, 1659 in Montreal and died on March 15, 1703 in Vercheres. She married Etienne Gentes and had at least two children.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL

Catherine MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL married

Étienne GENTES
Marriage date: 28 November 1678
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marriage notes:

Marriage found at Notre-Dame-de-Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada in Drouin Collection.

Etienne Gentes and Catherine Messier

28 Nov 1678

Children of Étienne GENTES and Catherine MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL

Marie-Anne GENTES

Born: abt. 1679, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 04 October 1750 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre BURELLE (BUREL) 4 February 1699 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France

Married: Jacques DANQUEL dit LAMARCHE 12 June 1736 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France

Marguerite GENTES

Born: 8 February 1682, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 12 January 1763, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE 25 May 1700 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France

Angélique GENTES

Born: 4 April 1684, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean GAUTHIER 15 March 1704 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Catherine's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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1659 Baptism

Baptism found at Notre-Dame-de-Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada in Drouin Collection

Catherine Messier
11 July 1659

Source / record details
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Birth — 1659
11 July 1659
Montréal, Canada, New France

1666 Census - Montreal, Quebec

Michel Messier 24 Habitant
Anne Lemoine 22 Epouse
Catherine Messier 5 Fille
Jeanne Messier 4 Fille
Marie Messier 5 mois Fille
Jacques Messier 59 Oncle dud. Michel
Jacques Messier 17 Frere dud. Michel
Jullien Talien 23 Domestique, engage
Maurice Averty 28 Engage

Source / record details
1666 Montreal Census
The History of Montréal: The Story of Great North American City

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1678 Marriage / Partner
Catherine MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL and Étienne GENTES 28 November 1678, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 19 years old.

1681 Canadian Census Seigneurie du Varene

Etienne Gentes, 30
Catherine Messier, sa femme, 22
Marie, Leur fille, 2

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

1682 Birth of Child
Marguerite GENTES was born 8 February 1682, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Catherine was 22 years old.

1684 Birth of Child
Angélique GENTES was born 4 April 1684, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Catherine was 24 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1699 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GENTES married 4 February 1699, Varennes, Canada, New France to Pierre BURELLE (BUREL)

1700 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GENTES married 25 May 1700, Varennes, Canada, New France to Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE

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