Hugues-Jacques MESSAGUIER dit LAPLAINE

(b. abt. 1664 , France d. 29 May 1719 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Hugues-Jacques MESSAGUIER dit LAPLAINE was born abt. 1664 in France

Hugues-Jacques MESSAGUIER dit LAPLAINE was the child of ? and ?

Hugues-Jacques was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1687.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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

Hugues-Jacques married Étiennette BADEL 23 September 1687 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Étiennette BADEL was born 10 December 1672 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Étiennette died 20 March 1695 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Étiennette was the child of André BADEL dit LAMARCHE and Barbe DUCHESNE.

Hugues-Jacques married (2) Marie-Jeanne RENOUARD 19 September 1695 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Jeanne RENOUARD was born abt. 1674 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Jeanne died 19 January 1719 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Marie-Jeanne was the child of Jacques RENOUARD dit SAINT-ETIENNE and Jeanne CAILLÉ.

Hugues-Jacques MESSAGUIER dit LAPLAINE died 29 May 1719 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France .

son of Pierre Messaguier dit Laplaine and Élisabeth Ardouin (Hardouin)

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Occupation

Hugues-Jacques MESSAGUIER dit LAPLAINE was a Soldat.
The soldat, or soldier, is the first military rank in the army, at the first level of military hierarchy.

Some of the first soldiers to set foot on Canadian soil were French or English men, hired by companies engaged in exploration or the fur trade. These companies were responsible for all costs associated with the soldiers: recruitment, overseas travel, equipment, maintenance and salary. The soldiers were responsible for protecting the expeditions and their interests.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Soldier's Tale: Life as a Soldat in 18th Century New France

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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