Isidore MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS

(b. 22 May 1801 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. , )

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Isidore MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS was born 22 May 1801 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Isidore MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS was the child of Louis MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS and Marie-Anne BOUSQUET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Francois MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS and Catherine DESLANDES dite CHAMPIGNY (maternal) Ignace-Marie BOUSQUET and Marie-Louise VANDANDAIGUE dite GADBOIS

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

Isidore married Rose VIGEANT 28 September 1824 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rose VIGEANT was born 9 November 1801 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Rose died 7 February 1853 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Rose was the child of Florentin VIGEANT and Marie-Rosalie GAUDET.

m. Vigeant Rose

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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Isidore MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS married

Rose VIGEANT-- Date: 28 September 1824 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Rose VIGEANT was the child of Florentin VIGEANT and Marie-Rosalie GAUDET

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Children of Isidore MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Rose VIGEANT:

Hermine MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS (b.20 April 1839, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Olivier ARCHAMBAULT 23 June 1857 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1801 Birth
22 May 1801
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

1824 Marriage / Partner
Isidore MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Rose VIGEANT 28 September 1824, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1839 Birth of Child
Hermine MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS was born 20 April 1839, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Isidore was 37 years old.

Added: 2/21/2019 2:16:34 PM - Updated: 6/22/2021 4:39:12 PM