Marie-Angelique ASSELIN

(b. 30 March 1748 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 7 October 1829 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Angelique ASSELIN was born 30 March 1748 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Marie-Angelique ASSELIN was the child of Jacques ASSELIN and Marie-Madeleine AUDET dite LAPOINTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Marguerite GAGNON (maternal) Jean-Baptiste AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Louise GODBOUT

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Marie-Angelique married Pierre MESSIER 17 February 1806 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . Pierre MESSIER was born 22 March 1748 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Pierre died 26 February 1811 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) . Pierre was the child of François-Michel MESSIER and Marie-Josephte GUYON.

Marie-Angelique ASSELIN died 7 October 1829 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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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Pierre MESSIER-- Date: 17 February 1806 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Pierre MESSIER was the child of François-Michel MESSIER and Marie-Josephte GUYON

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1748 Birth
30 March 1748
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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.

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)

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

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

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

1806 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Angelique ASSELIN and Pierre MESSIER 17 February 1806, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 57 years old.