Marie-Archange
MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS
(b.
4 January 1749
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
d.
1 January 1815
,
Saint-Constant, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Archange MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS was born 4 January 1749 in Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Archange MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS was the child of Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Charlotte MONGEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Michel MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Anne AMYOT (AMIOT) (maternal) Christophe MONGEAU and Marie-Charlotte PROVOSTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Archange married Amable LEMOINE 25 May 1766 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Amable LEMOINE was born 18 March 1728 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Amable died 21 October 1807 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Amable was the child of Jacques LEMOINE and Marie-Angélique GUILLET.
Marie-Archange MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS died 1 January 1815 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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