Josephte
MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS
(b.
17 January 1773
,
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
25 June 1811
,
Varennes, Lower Canada
)
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Josephte MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS was born 17 January 1773 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS was the child of Gabriel MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS and Marie-Josephe JODOUIN (JODOIN) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Josephte MONGEAU (maternal) Jacques JODOUIN (JODOIN) and Charlotte GIRARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Josephte married Christophe LUSSIER 21 November 1791 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Christophe LUSSIER was born 12 November 1762 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Christophe died 18 September 1849 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Christophe was the child of Christophe LUSSIER and Marie-Reine DESMARAIS.
Josephte MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS died 25 June 1811 in Varennes, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Josephte 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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