Anne
MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL
(b.
5 February 1670
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
14 March 1720
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
)
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Anne MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL was born 5 February 1670 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Anne 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):
Anne married Gabriel-Lambert CELLE (DECELLES) dit DUCLOS 26 August 1687 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Gabriel-Lambert CELLE (DECELLES) dit DUCLOS was born 1 February 1660 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Gabriel-Lambert died 5 December 1720 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Gabriel-Lambert was the child of Gabriel CELLE dit DUCLOS and Barbe POISSON.
Anne MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL died 14 March 1720 in Varennes, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Anne appear below.
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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