Marie-Louise
MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS
(b.
21 January 1792
,
Varennes, Lower Canada
d.
16 March 1860
,
Saint-Valentin, Canada East
)
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Marie-Louise MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS was born 21 January 1792 in Varennes, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS was the child of Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Louise-Marguerite JODOIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Archange BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE (maternal) André JODOIN and Genevieve-Anne PROVOSTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Louise married Michel GIRARD 14 November 1808 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel GIRARD was born 14 March 1789 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Michel died 15 August 1868 in Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada. Michel was the child of Joseph GIRARD and Charlotte BISSONNET.
Marie-Louise MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS died 16 March 1860 in Saint-Valentin, Canada East.
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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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