René MESSIER

(b. 4 June 1711 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 5 December 1793 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

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René MESSIER was born 4 June 1711 in Varennes, Canada, New France

René MESSIER was the child of René MESSIER and Catherine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel MESSIER and Anne LEMOINE (LEMOYNE) (maternal) Jacques BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE)

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

René married Suzanne LEFEBVRE dite BÉLISLE 8 November 1734 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Suzanne LEFEBVRE dite BÉLISLE was born 4 May 1697 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Suzanne was the child of Ignace LEFEBVRE dit BELISLE and Marie-Suzanne TROTTIER.

René MESSIER died 5 December 1793 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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René MESSIER married

Suzanne LEFEBVRE dite BÉLISLE-- Date: 8 November 1734 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Suzanne LEFEBVRE dite BÉLISLE was the child of Ignace LEFEBVRE dit BELISLE and Marie-Suzanne TROTTIER

Children of René MESSIER and Suzanne LEFEBVRE dite BÉLISLE:

Antoine-Joseph MESSIER dit DUCHESNE (b.12 May 1740, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 7 April 1817, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe PALARDY 18 April 1763 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1711 Birth
4 June 1711
Varennes, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1734 Marriage / Partner
René MESSIER and Suzanne LEFEBVRE dite BÉLISLE 8 November 1734 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 23 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Antoine-Joseph MESSIER dit DUCHESNE was born 12 May 1740, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

René was 28 years old.

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Antoine-Joseph MESSIER dit DUCHESNE married 18 April 1763, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Josephe PALARDY

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.