François-Jean MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS

(b. 2 September 1732 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 18 April 1789 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François-Jean MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS was born 2 September 1732 in Varennes, Canada, New France

François-Jean MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Anne MONGEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Michel MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Anne AMYOT (AMIOT) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste MONGEAU and Elisabeth-Isabelle BONNEDEAU dite CHATELLERAULT

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François-Jean married Marie-Anne-Louise PETIT dite LAPRÉ 2 February 1761 in Varennes, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne-Louise PETIT dite LAPRÉ was born abt. 1730 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne-Louise died 7 January 1805 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Anne-Louise was the child of Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ and Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE.

François-Jean MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS died 18 April 1789 in Varennes, 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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François-Jean MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS married

Marie-Anne-Louise PETIT dite LAPRÉ-- Date: 2 February 1761 Place: Varennes, Canada
Marie-Anne-Louise PETIT dite LAPRÉ was the child of Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ and Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Children of François-Jean MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Anne-Louise PETIT dite LAPRÉ:

Joachim-Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS (b.12 July 1768, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 August 1834, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Ursule CADIEUX 22 July 1793 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1732 Birth
2 September 1732
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
François-Jean MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Anne-Louise PETIT dite LAPRÉ 2 February 1761, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 28 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.

1768 Birth of Child
Joachim-Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS was born 12 July 1768, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

François-Jean was 35 years old.

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.