Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS

Born

21 February 1739 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

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Born: 21 February 1739 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Parents of Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS

Father

François-Michel MESSIER

Mother

Marie-Josephte GUYON

Grandparents of Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS

Paternal grandparents

François-Michel MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS Marie-Anne AMYOT (AMIOT)

Maternal grandparents

Ignace GUYON Marie-Louise GUILLET

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

Augustin married Marie-Anne LEDOUX 13 January 1761 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne LEDOUX was born 9 March 1735 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph LEDOUX and Marie-Josephe BOUSQUET.

m. Ledoux Marie-Anne

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS

Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS married

Marie-Anne LEDOUX
Marriage date: 13 January 1761
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Marie-Anne LEDOUX was the child of Joseph LEDOUX and Marie-Josephe BOUSQUET

Children of Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Anne LEDOUX

Reine MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS

Born: abt. 1773, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine BOUSQUET 29 July 1793 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Marie-Anne MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS

Born: 10 March 1774, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine BRAULT 18 July 1791 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1739
21 February 1739
Varennes, Canada, New France

1761 Marriage / Partner
Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Anne LEDOUX 13 January 1761, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS was born 10 March 1774, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Augustin was 35 years old.

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