Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS

(b. 24 June 1741 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 8 October 1773 , Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS was born 24 June 1741 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS was the child of Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Josephte MONGEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Michel MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Anne AMYOT (AMIOT) (maternal) Jean-Pierre MONGEAU and Marguerite LUSSIER

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Archange BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE 26 April 1763 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Archange BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE was born 20 November 1745 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Archange was the child of Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Marguerite BOUSQUET.

Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS died 8 October 1773 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS

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Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS married

Marie-Archange BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE-- Date: 26 April 1763 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Archange BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE was the child of Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Marguerite BOUSQUET

Children of Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Archange BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE:

Marie-Josephe MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS (b.7 November 1768, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 August 1828, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste LOISEAU 22 January 1787 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS (b.21 September 1770, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louise-Marguerite JODOIN 31 January 1791 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Josephte MESSIER (b.22 November 1772, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 October 1853, Varennes, Canada East )
m. Louis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN 29 October 1787 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1741 Birth
24 June 1741
Varennes, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Archange BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE 26 April 1763, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 21 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS was born 7 November 1768, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS was born 21 September 1770, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte MESSIER was born 22 November 1772, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.