Marie MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS

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abt. 1766 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

25 April 1794 , Verchères, Lower Canada

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Francois MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS Catherine DESLANDES dite CHAMPIGNY

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Born: abt. 1766 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Francois MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS

Mother: Catherine DESLANDES dite CHAMPIGNY

Paternal grandparents: François-Michel MESSIER , Marie-Josephte GUYON

Maternal grandparents: Joseph DESLANDES dit CHAMPIGNY , Catherine JARRET dite BEAUREGARD

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Marie married Joseph PALARDY 13 January 1783 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph PALARDY was born 1 May 1762 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Joseph died 21 April 1842 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste PALARDY and Élisabeth BOUVIER.

Marie MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS died 25 April 1794 in Verchères, Lower 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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Marie MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS married

Joseph PALARDY
Marriage date: 13 January 1783
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph PALARDY was the child of Jean-Baptiste PALARDY and Élisabeth BOUVIER

Children of Joseph PALARDY and Marie MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS

Marie PALARDY

Born: abt. 1782, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE dit BIENVENU 4 October 1802 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marguerite PALARDY

Born: 2 August 1786, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Toussaint JARRET (JARED) dit BEAUREGARD 9 October 1809 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph PALARDY

Born: abt. 1789, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 16 July 1856, Verchères, Canada East

Married: Marie-Desanges MEUNIER 9 January 1815 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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