flag male ancestor  Joseph  MESSIER

  (b. 20 May 1774 Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 11 March 1797 Varennes, Lower Canada )  

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Joseph MESSIER was born 20 May 1774 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph MESSIER was the child of Augustin MESSIER   and   Marie-Louise GIRARD and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Charlotte MONGEAU (maternal)  Louis-Joseph GIRARD and Marie CADIEUX

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Joseph  married  Françoise MORARD dite LAFORME 10 February 1800 in Varennes, Lower Canada .  Françoise MORARD dite LAFORME  was born abt. 1775 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Françoise was the child of Pierre MORARD dit LAFORME and Elisabeth PARENT.

Joseph MESSIER died 11 March 1797 in Varennes, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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 flag female ancestor Françoise MORARD dite LAFORME-- Date: 10 February 1800 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Françoise MORARD dite LAFORME was the child of Pierre MORARD dit LAFORME and Elisabeth PARENT




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birth1774 Birth
20 May 1774
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
death1797 Death
11 March 1797
Varennes, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 22.
marriage1800 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MESSIER and Françoise MORARD dite LAFORME 10 February 1800, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 25 years old.
Added: 1/16/2018 7:39:43 AM - Updated: 2/22/2020 9:49:21 AM

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