Marie-Josephe MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS

(b. 7 November 1768 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 August 1828 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephe MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS was born 7 November 1768 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Archange BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Josephte MONGEAU (maternal) Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Marguerite BOUSQUET

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

Marie-Josephe married Jean-Baptiste LOISEAU 22 January 1787 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Jean-Baptiste LOISEAU was born 10 March 1768 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Jean-Baptiste died 13 June 1848 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Charles LOISEAU (LOZEAU) and Marie-Madeleine LUSSIER.

Marie-Josephe MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS died 5 August 1828 in Varennes, Lower 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 Marie-Josephe MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS

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Marie-Josephe MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS married

Jean-Baptiste LOISEAU-- Date: 22 January 1787 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste LOISEAU was the child of Jean-Charles LOISEAU (LOZEAU) and Marie-Madeleine LUSSIER

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Children of Jean-Baptiste LOISEAU and Marie-Josephe MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS:

Marie-Josephte LOISEAU (LOZEAU) (b.16 October 1788, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 March 1835, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Amable CHOQUET (CHOQUETTE) 18 January 1808 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste LOISEAU (LOZEAU) (b.8 August 1790, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 May 1876, Varennes, Québec, Canada )
m. Josette MONGEAU 23 September 1816 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
m. Celeste PETIT 14 June 1825 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Louis LOISEAU (b.9 July 1793, Varennes, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marie MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS 7 February 1814 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Apolline LOISEAU (LOZEAU) (b.25 July 1796, Varennes, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Louis FONTAINE dit BIENVENU 14 October 1816 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Louise LOISEAU (b.14 November 1798, Varennes, Lower Canada d. 4 July 1843, Varennes, Canada East )

Julie LOISEAU (b.6 July 1800, Varennes, Lower Canada d. 21 July 1800, Varennes, Lower Canada )

Augustin LOISEAU (b.19 September 1801, Varennes, Lower Canada d. 15 June 1803, Varennes, Lower Canada )

Joseph LOISEAU (b.4 February 1803, Varennes, Lower Canada d. 24 September 1803, Varennes, Lower Canada )

Julie-Louise LOISEAU (b.31 March 1804, Varennes, Lower Canada d. 10 May 1835, Varennes, Lower Canada )

Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU (b.25 July 1806, Varennes, Lower Canada d. 26 August 1806, Varennes, Lower Canada )

Lucie LOISEAU (b.10 June 1808, Varennes, Lower Canada d. , )

Marie-Esther LOISEAU (b.19 February 1810, Varennes, Lower Canada d. 3 October 1810, Varennes, Lower Canada )

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1768 Birth
7 November 1768
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS and Jean-Baptiste LOISEAU 22 January 1787, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 18 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte LOISEAU (LOZEAU) was born 16 October 1788, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Josephe was 19 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LOISEAU (LOZEAU) was born 8 August 1790, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Josephe was 21 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Louis LOISEAU was born 9 July 1793, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Josephe was 24 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Marie-Apolline LOISEAU (LOZEAU) was born 25 July 1796, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Josephe was 27 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Louise LOISEAU was born 14 November 1798, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Josephe was 30 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Birth of Child
Julie LOISEAU was born 6 July 1800, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Josephe was 31 years old.

1801 Birth of Child
Augustin LOISEAU was born 19 September 1801, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Josephe was 32 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Joseph LOISEAU was born 4 February 1803, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Josephe was 34 years old.

1803 Death of Child
Augustin LOISEAU died 15 June 1803, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Josephe was 34 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Julie-Louise LOISEAU was born 31 March 1804, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Josephe was 35 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU was born 25 July 1806, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Josephe was 37 years old.

1808 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte LOISEAU (LOZEAU) married 18 January 1808, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Amable CHOQUET (CHOQUETTE)

1808 Birth of Child
Lucie LOISEAU was born 10 June 1808, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Josephe was 39 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Marie-Esther LOISEAU was born 19 February 1810, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Josephe was 41 years old.

1814 Marriage of Child
Louis LOISEAU married 7 February 1814, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS

1816 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LOISEAU (LOZEAU) married 23 September 1816, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Josette MONGEAU

1816 Marriage of Child
Marie-Apolline LOISEAU (LOZEAU) married 14 October 1816, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Louis FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England