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 LAPIERRESpouse(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 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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