Joseph MESSIER

Born

20 May 1774 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

11 March 1797 , Varennes, Lower Canada

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Born: 20 May 1774 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Joseph MESSIER

Father

Augustin MESSIER

Mother

Marie-Louise GIRARD

Grandparents of Joseph MESSIER

Paternal grandparents

Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS Marie-Charlotte MONGEAU

Maternal grandparents

Louis-Joseph GIRARD Marie CADIEUX

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

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. 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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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph MESSIER

Joseph MESSIER married

Françoise MORARD dite LAFORME
Marriage date: 10 February 1800
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Françoise MORARD dite LAFORME was the child of Pierre MORARD dit LAFORME and Elisabeth PARENT

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Joseph MESSIER and Françoise MORARD dite LAFORME

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1774
20 May 1774
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

Death — 1797
11 March 1797
Varennes, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 22.

1800 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MESSIER and Françoise MORARD dite LAFORME 10 February 1800, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 25 years old.

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