Catherine DESLANDES dite CHAMPIGNY

Born

22 November 1741 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

23 August 1767 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph DESLANDES dit CHAMPIGNY Catherine JARRET dite BEAUREGARD

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Born: 22 November 1741 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph DESLANDES dit CHAMPIGNY

Mother: Catherine JARRET dite BEAUREGARD

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste DESLANDES dit CHAMPIGNY , Josephe SERRAN L'ESPAGNOL

Maternal grandparents: Vincent JARRET dit BEAUREGARD , Catherine PINEAU (PINEAULT) dite LAPERLE

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Catherine married Francois MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS 22 January 1759 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Francois MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS was born 10 December 1732 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Francois died 13 June 1807 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Francois was the child of François-Michel MESSIER and Marie-Josephte GUYON.

Catherine DESLANDES dite CHAMPIGNY died 23 August 1767 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada.
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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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Catherine DESLANDES dite CHAMPIGNY married

Francois MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS
Marriage date: 22 January 1759
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Francois MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS was the child of François-Michel MESSIER and Marie-Josephte GUYON

Children of Francois MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS and Catherine DESLANDES dite CHAMPIGNY

Louis MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS

Born: 13 July 1763, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 August 1815, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne BOUSQUET 8 August 1785 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS

Born: abt. 1766, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 25 April 1794, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph PALARDY 13 January 1783 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1741
22 November 1741
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Catherine DESLANDES dite CHAMPIGNY and Francois MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS 22 January 1759 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 17 years old.

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.