Esther MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS

(b. 30 May 1802 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )

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Esther MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS was born 30 May 1802 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Esther MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS was the child of Francois MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS and Marguerite COITEUX (COITOU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Amable MESSIER and Marie-Madeleine DESLANDES dite CHAMPIGNY (maternal) Joseph COITEUX (COITOU) and Marie-Charlotte GUYON

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Esther married Louis ROBICHAUD 28 October 1822 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis ROBICHAUD was born abt. 1802 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis was the child of Louis ROBICHAUD and Marguerite RABOUIN.

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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Esther MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS married

Louis ROBICHAUD-- Date: 28 October 1822 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Louis ROBICHAUD was the child of Louis ROBICHAUD and Marguerite RABOUIN

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Children of Louis ROBICHAUD and Esther MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS:

Marguerite ROBICHAUD (b.abt. 1831, d. , )
m. Pierre CADORET 13 October 1851 in Saint-Simon, Bagot, Québec, Canada (St-Simon-de-Yamaska)

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1802 Birth
30 May 1802
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

1822 Marriage / Partner
Esther MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS and Louis ROBICHAUD 28 October 1822, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

She was 20 years old.

Added: 11/20/2017 7:26:02 PM - Updated: 11/23/2017 1:47:25 PM