Rosalie
MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS
(b.
16 July 1791
,
Varennes, Lower Canada
d.
26 May 1872
,
Verchères, Québec, Canada
)
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Rosalie MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS was born 16 July 1791 in Varennes, Lower Canada
Rosalie MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS was the child of Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Josephte MONGEAU (maternal) Jean-Charles LOISEAU (LOZEAU) and Marie-Madeleine LUSSIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Rosalie married Jean-Baptiste SAVARIA 9 October 1809 in Varennes, Lower Canada . Jean-Baptiste SAVARIA was born 18 September 1787 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste SAVARIA and Veronique QUINTIN.
Rosalie MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS died 26 May 1872 in Verchères, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Rosalie 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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