Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS

(b. 14 March 1709 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 8 July 1754 , Varennes, Canada, New France )

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Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS was born 14 March 1709 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS was the child of François-Michel MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Anne AMYOT (AMIOT) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel MESSIER and Anne LEMOINE (LEMOYNE) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste AMYOT (AMIOT) and Geneviève GUYON

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Anne MONGEAU 19 November 1731 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne MONGEAU was born 13 May 1702 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Anne died 7 February 1760 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste MONGEAU and Elisabeth-Isabelle BONNEDEAU dite CHATELLERAULT.

Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS died 8 July 1754 in Varennes, Canada, New France .
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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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Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS

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Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS married

Marie-Anne MONGEAU-- Date: 19 November 1731 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne MONGEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste MONGEAU and Elisabeth-Isabelle BONNEDEAU dite CHATELLERAULT

Children of Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Anne MONGEAU:

François-Jean MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS (b.2 September 1732, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 18 April 1789, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Anne-Louise PETIT dite LAPRÉ 2 February 1761 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph MESSIER (b.25 October 1736, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1801, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite MONGEAU 1 March 1756 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Louise MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS (b.1 June 1741, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 23 April 1789, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Augustin PETIT dit LAPRE 7 February 1763 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1709 Birth
14 March 1709
Varennes, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1731 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Anne MONGEAU 19 November 1731, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 22 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
François-Jean MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS was born 2 September 1732, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste was 23 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Joseph MESSIER was born 25 October 1736, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS was born 1 June 1741, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)