Marie-Archange MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS

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4 January 1749 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

1 January 1815 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

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Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS Marie-Charlotte MONGEAU

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Born: 4 January 1749 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS

Mother: Marie-Charlotte MONGEAU

Paternal grandparents: François-Michel MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS , Marie-Anne AMYOT (AMIOT)

Maternal grandparents: Christophe MONGEAU , Marie-Charlotte PROVOST

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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, Canada, New France . Amable died 21 October 1807 in Varennes, Lower Canada . 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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Marie-Archange MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS married

Amable LEMOINE
Marriage date: 25 May 1766
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Amable LEMOINE was the child of Jacques LEMOINE and Marie-Angélique GUILLET

Children of Amable LEMOINE and Marie-Archange MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS

Jacques LEMOINE dit DEMARTIGNY

Born: abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 7 July 1838, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Felicite-Elisabeth BAILLY 24 May 1791 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

Marie-Julie LEMOINE dite DEMARTIGNY

Born: abt. 1776, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 6 September 1819, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Ambroise SANGUINET 2 October 1798 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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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Birth — 1749
4 January 1749
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Archange MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS and Amable LEMOINE 25 May 1766 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 17 years old.

Marie-Archange MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS - 1766 marriage

1766 marriage

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

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.