Augustin MESSIER

(b. 4 July 1742 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 9 March 1811 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Augustin MESSIER was born 4 July 1742 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Augustin MESSIER was the child of Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Charlotte MONGEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Michel MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Anne AMYOT (AMIOT) (maternal) Christophe MONGEAU and Marie-Charlotte PROVOST

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

Augustin married Marie-Louise GIRARD 3 February 1766 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Louise GIRARD was born 19 September 1746 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Louise died 10 August 1813 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Louise was the child of Louis-Joseph GIRARD and Marie CADIEUX.

Augustin MESSIER died 9 March 1811 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.

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Augustin MESSIER married

Marie-Louise GIRARD-- Date: 3 February 1766 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marie-Louise GIRARD was the child of Louis-Joseph GIRARD and Marie CADIEUX

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Children of Augustin MESSIER and Marie-Louise GIRARD:

Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS (b.30 October 1766, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 July 1845, Marieville, Rouville, Canada East )
m. Marie-Veronique PROVOST 25 October 1791 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph MESSIER (b.26 July 1768, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Amable MESSIER (b.23 July 1770, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 February 1828, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Veronique PETIT 31 January 1797 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Louise MESSIER (b.31 March 1773, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Joseph MESSIER (b.20 May 1774, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 March 1797, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Françoise MORARD dite LAFORME 10 February 1800 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Rene MESSIER (b.3 June 1776, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 December 1776, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Louise MESSIER (b.8 February 1778, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 February 1778, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Louise MESSIER (b.24 April 1779, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 September 1780, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

Philippe MESSIER (b.19 March 1781, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 August 1781, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

François MESSIER (b.10 April 1782, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 June 1782, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Louise MESSIER (b.10 June 1783, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 July 1866, Ste-Julie, Verchères, Québec Canada)
m. Louis SENECAL 28 September 1801 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Louis MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS (b.30 August 1785, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Therese PETIT dite LALUMIERE 30 September 1811 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1742 Birth
4 July 1742
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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Augustin MESSIER and Marie-Louise GIRARD 3 February 1766, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 23 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS was born 30 October 1766, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Augustin was 24 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph MESSIER was born 26 July 1768, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Augustin was 26 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Amable MESSIER was born 23 July 1770, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Augustin was 28 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MESSIER was born 31 March 1773, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Augustin was 30 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Joseph MESSIER was born 20 May 1774, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Augustin was 31 years old.

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Rene MESSIER was born 3 June 1776, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Augustin was 33 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MESSIER was born 8 February 1778, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Augustin was 35 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MESSIER was born 24 April 1779, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Augustin was 36 years old.

1780 Death of Child
Marie-Louise MESSIER died 17 September 1780, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Augustin was 38 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Philippe MESSIER was born 19 March 1781, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Augustin was 38 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
François MESSIER was born 10 April 1782, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Augustin was 39 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MESSIER was born 10 June 1783, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Augustin was 40 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Louis MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS was born 30 August 1785, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Augustin was 43 years old.

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS married 25 October 1791, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Veronique PROVOST

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

1797 Marriage of Child
Amable MESSIER married 31 January 1797, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Veronique PETIT

1797 Death of Child
Joseph MESSIER died 11 March 1797, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Augustin was 54 years old.

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Joseph MESSIER married 10 February 1800, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Françoise MORARD dite LAFORME

1801 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise MESSIER married 28 September 1801, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Louis SENECAL

1811 Death
9 March 1811
Varennes, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 68.

Added: 7/12/2010 12:24:14 PM - Updated: 1/3/2015 8:45:14 AM