Amable MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS

Born

9 July 1765 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

30 June 1830 , Varennes, Lower Canada

Amable married Madeleine BUSSIÈRE 8 February 1796 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine BUSSIÈRE was born 22 July 1773 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . Madeleine died 12 August 1834 in Varennes, Lower Canada . Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste BUSSIÈRE and Marie-Josephe MALBOEUF .

Parents & Family of Amable MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS

Parents of Amable MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS

Father

Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS

Mother

Marie-Charlotte MONGEAU

Grandparents of Amable MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS

Paternal grandparents

François-Michel MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS Marie-Anne AMYOT (AMIOT)

Maternal grandparents

Christophe MONGEAU Marie-Charlotte PROVOST

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Amable MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS

Amable MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS married

Madeleine BUSSIÈRE
Marriage date: 8 February 1796
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Madeleine BUSSIÈRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BUSSIÈRE and Marie-Josephe MALBOEUF

Children of Amable MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS and Madeleine BUSSIÈRE

Amable MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS

Born: abt. 1798, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise QUINTIN dite DUBOIS 16 October 1821 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 — 1765
9 July 1765
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Marriage / Partner
Amable MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS and Madeleine BUSSIÈRE 8 February 1796, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 30 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England