Louis
MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS
(b.
13 July 1763
,
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
2 August 1815
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
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Louis MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS was born 13 July 1763 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS was the child of Francois MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS and Catherine DESLANDES dite CHAMPIGNY and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Michel MESSIER and Marie-Josephte GUYON (maternal) Joseph DESLANDES dit CHAMPIGNY and Catherine JARRET dite BEAUREGARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marie-Anne BOUSQUET 8 August 1785 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 17 children.
Marie-Anne BOUSQUET was born abt. 1769 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne was the child of Ignace-Marie BOUSQUET and Marie-Louise VANDANDAIGUE dite GADBOIS.
Louis MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS died 2 August 1815 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Louis appear below.
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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