Joachim-Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS

(b. 12 July 1768 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 August 1834 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Joachim-Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS was born 12 July 1768 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Joachim-Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS was the child of François-Jean MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Anne-Louise PETIT dite LAPRÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Anne MONGEAU (maternal) Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ and Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

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

Joachim-Joseph married Ursule CADIEUX 22 July 1793 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ursule CADIEUX was born 11 March 1770 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Ursule died 11 November 1804 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Ursule was the child of Antoine CADIEUX and Catherine BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE.

Joachim-Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS died 11 August 1834 in Varennes, 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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Family and Children of Joachim-Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS

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Joachim-Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS married

Ursule CADIEUX-- Date: 22 July 1793 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Ursule CADIEUX was the child of Antoine CADIEUX and Catherine BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE

Children of Joachim-Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Ursule CADIEUX:

Marie MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS (b.6 November 1795, Varennes, Lower Canada d. 20 October 1830, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Louis LOISEAU 7 February 1814 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jacques MESSIER (b.4 March 1803, Varennes, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Madeleine LUSSIER 17 September 1827 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1768 Birth
12 July 1768
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Baptism

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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)

1793 Marriage / Partner
Joachim-Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Ursule CADIEUX 22 July 1793, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 25 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Marie MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS was born 6 November 1795, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joachim-Joseph was 27 years old.

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

1803 Birth of Child
Jacques MESSIER was born 4 March 1803, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joachim-Joseph was 34 years old.

1804 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ursule CADIEUX died 11 November 1804, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1814 Marriage of Child
Marie MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS married 7 February 1814, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Louis LOISEAU

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Jacques MESSIER married 17 September 1827, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Madeleine LUSSIER

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1830 Death of Child
Marie MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS died 20 October 1830, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joachim-Joseph was 62 years old.

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Added: 2/8/2015 5:12:40 PM - Updated: 1/25/2022 3:13:08 PM