Joseph MESSIER

(b. 25 October 1736 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1801 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Joseph MESSIER was born 25 October 1736 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Joseph MESSIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Anne MONGEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Michel MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Anne AMYOT (AMIOT) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste MONGEAU and Elisabeth-Isabelle BONNEDEAU dite CHATELLERAULT

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

Joseph married Marguerite MONGEAU 1 March 1756 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite MONGEAU was born 16 March 1726 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marguerite died 22 March 1789 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Marguerite was the child of Jean-Pierre MONGEAU and Marguerite LUSSIER.

Joseph MESSIER died 24 November 1801 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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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Joseph MESSIER married

Marguerite MONGEAU-- Date: 1 March 1756 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Marguerite MONGEAU was the child of Jean-Pierre MONGEAU and Marguerite LUSSIER

Children of Joseph MESSIER and Marguerite MONGEAU:

Pierre MESSIER (b.11 March 1757, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 24 January 1817, Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada)
m. Agathe PICHÉ 23 September 1793 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise MESSIER (b.22 August 1758, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 20 October 1810, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph GAUTHIER 26 February 1781 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1736 Birth
25 October 1736
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MESSIER and Marguerite MONGEAU 1 March 1756, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 19 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Pierre MESSIER was born 11 March 1757, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 20 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise MESSIER was born 22 August 1758, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 21 years old.

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.

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.