Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS

(b. 21 September 1770 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS was born 21 September 1770 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Archange BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Josephte MONGEAU (maternal) Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Marguerite BOUSQUET

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

Joseph married Marie-Louise-Marguerite JODOIN 31 January 1791 in Verchères, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise-Marguerite JODOIN was born 8 September 1771 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Louise-Marguerite died abt. 1803 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Louise-Marguerite was the child of André JODOIN and Genevieve-Anne PROVOST.

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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Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS married

Marie-Louise-Marguerite JODOIN-- Date: 31 January 1791 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise-Marguerite JODOIN was the child of André JODOIN and Genevieve-Anne PROVOST

Children of Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Louise-Marguerite JODOIN:

Marie-Louise MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS (b.21 January 1792, Varennes, Lower Canada d. 16 March 1860, Saint-Valentin, Canada East)
m. Michel GIRARD 14 November 1808 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1770 Birth
21 September 1770
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

1791 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Louise-Marguerite JODOIN 31 January 1791, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 20 years old.

1792 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS was born 21 January 1792, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 21 years old.

Added: 8/13/2015 9:16:35 AM - Updated: 1/15/2026 1:27:18 PM