Amable
MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS
(b.
9 July 1765
,
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
30 June 1830
,
Varennes, Lower Canada
)
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Amable MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS was born 9 July 1765 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Amable MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS was the child of Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Charlotte MONGEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Michel MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Anne AMYOT (AMIOT) (maternal) Christophe MONGEAU and Marie-Charlotte PROVOSTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Madeleine died 12 August 1834 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste BUSSIÈRE and Marie-Josephe MALBOEUF.
Amable MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS died 30 June 1830 in Varennes, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Amable 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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