Augustin
MESSIER
Born: 4 July 1742 in Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise GIRARD 
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Birth — 1742
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 / Partner1766 Birth of Child1768 Birth of Child1770 Birth of Child1773 Birth of Child1774 Birth of Child
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 Child1778 Birth of Child1779 Birth of Child
1780 Death of Child1781 Birth of Child1782 Birth of Child1783 Birth of Child
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)1785 Birth of Child1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1791 Marriage of Child1797 Marriage of Child1797 Death of Child1800 Marriage of Child1801 Marriage of ChildDeath — 1811View charts and other tools for this ancestor and family.
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