Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS

(b. 21 February 1739 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )

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Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS was born 21 February 1739 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS was the child of François-Michel MESSIER and Marie-Josephte GUYON and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Michel MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Anne AMYOT (AMIOT) (maternal) Ignace GUYON and Marie-Louise GUILLET

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

Augustin married Marie-Anne LEDOUX 13 January 1761 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne LEDOUX was born 9 March 1735 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph LEDOUX and Marie-Josephe BOUSQUET.

m. Ledoux Marie-Anne

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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Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS married

Marie-Anne LEDOUX-- Date: 13 January 1761 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Marie-Anne LEDOUX was the child of Joseph LEDOUX and Marie-Josephe BOUSQUET

Children of Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Anne LEDOUX:

Reine MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS (b.abt. 1773, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Antoine BOUSQUET 29 July 1793 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS (b.10 March 1774, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Antoine BRAULT 18 July 1791 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1739 Birth
21 February 1739
Varennes, Canada, New France

1761 Marriage / Partner
Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Anne LEDOUX 13 January 1761, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS was born 10 March 1774, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Augustin was 35 years old.

Added: 3/17/2017 8:19:54 AM - Updated: 12/1/2020 10:45:45 AM