Catherine
MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL
(b.
11 July 1659
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
abt. 1704
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
)
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Catherine MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL was born 11 July 1659 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Catherine MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL was the child of Michel MESSIER and Anne LEMOINE (LEMOYNE) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre LEMOINE (LEMOYNE) and Judith DUCHESNESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Étienne GENTES 28 November 1678 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Étienne GENTES was born 10 February 1646 in Rouen, France. Étienne died 8 October 1726 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes).
Catherine MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL died abt. 1704 in Varennes, Canada, New France .
Catherine Messier- Was born on July 11, 1659 in Montreal and died on March 15, 1703 in Vercheres. She married Etienne Gentes and had at least two children.
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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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