Marie-Agnes MESSIER

Born

5 August 1720 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

24 October 1785 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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René MESSIER Marie-Madeleine GUILLET

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Born: 5 August 1720 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: René MESSIER

Mother: Marie-Madeleine GUILLET

Paternal grandparents: Michel MESSIER , Anne LEMOINE (LEMOYNE)

Maternal grandparents: Louis GUILLET , Marie TROTTIER

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Marie-Agnes married Louis GAUTHIER 7 May 1742 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Louis GAUTHIER was born abt. 1708 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis died 13 July 1776 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Louis was the child of Jacques GAUTHIER and Françoise-Marguerite LAMBERT.

Marie-Agnes married (2) Jacques DESLANDES dit CHAMPIGNY 24 January 1780 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . Jacques DESLANDES dit CHAMPIGNY was born 21 January 1721 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jacques was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESLANDES dit CHAMPIGNY and Josephe SERRAN L'ESPAGNOL.

Marie-Agnes MESSIER died 24 October 1785 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, 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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Marie-Agnes MESSIER married

Louis GAUTHIER
Marriage date: 7 May 1742
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Louis GAUTHIER was the child of Jacques GAUTHIER and Françoise-Marguerite LAMBERT

Children of Louis GAUTHIER and Marie-Agnes MESSIER

Louis GAUTHIER

Born: 13 July 1743, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 21 November 1809, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève MAHEU 7 January 1765 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER

Born: 23 August 1744, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 4 May 1792, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine BONIN 30 January 1769 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph GAUTHIER

Born: 5 June 1747, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 24 February 1807, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Judith ARCHAMBAULT 25 October 1773 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Ursule ALLAIRE 28 February 1791 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Archange GAUTHIER

Born: 6 February 1750, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 21 January 1825, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne ALLARD 5 October 1772 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Josette DANIAU dite LAPRISE 26 January 1789 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Married: Marie-Charlotte DAVIAU 7 February 1803 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François-Toussaint GAUTHIER

Born: 2 November 1752, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 21 November 1805, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Charlotte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE 21 November 1774 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Françoise BLANCHET 9 January 1792 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise GAUTHIER

Born: 25 March 1754, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 7 August 1754 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Michel GAUTHIER

Born: 10 September 1757, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 26 July 1812, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise MARTIN 24 January 1780 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Florentin GAUTHIER

Born: 5 December 1758, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Louise GAUTHIER

Born: 4 September 1763, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 December 1809, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Denis CHOQUET 11 January 1779 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Agnes MESSIER married

Jacques DESLANDES dit CHAMPIGNY
Marriage date: 24 January 1780
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Jacques DESLANDES dit CHAMPIGNY was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESLANDES dit CHAMPIGNY and Josephe SERRAN L'ESPAGNOL

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Birth — 1720
5 August 1720
Varennes, Canada, New France

1742 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Agnes MESSIER and Louis GAUTHIER 7 May 1742, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 21 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Louis GAUTHIER was born 13 July 1743, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Agnes was 22 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER was born 23 August 1744, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Agnes was 24 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Joseph GAUTHIER was born 5 June 1747, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Agnes was 26 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Archange GAUTHIER was born 6 February 1750, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Agnes was 29 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
François-Toussaint GAUTHIER was born 2 November 1752, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Agnes was 32 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GAUTHIER was born 25 March 1754, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Agnes was 33 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Michel GAUTHIER was born 10 September 1757, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Agnes was 37 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Florentin GAUTHIER was born 5 December 1758, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Agnes was 38 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GAUTHIER was born 4 September 1763, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Agnes was 43 years old.

1765 Marriage of Child
Louis GAUTHIER married 7 January 1765, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Geneviève MAHEU

1769 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER married 30 January 1769, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Madeleine BONIN

1772 Marriage of Child
Archange GAUTHIER married 5 October 1772, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne ALLARD

1773 Marriage of Child
Joseph GAUTHIER married 25 October 1773, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Judith ARCHAMBAULT

1774 Marriage of Child
François-Toussaint GAUTHIER married 21 November 1774, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Charlotte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis GAUTHIER died 13 July 1776, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GAUTHIER married 11 January 1779, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Denis CHOQUET

1780 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Agnes MESSIER and Jacques DESLANDES dit CHAMPIGNY 24 January 1780, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 59 years old.

1780 Marriage of Child
Michel GAUTHIER married 24 January 1780, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise MARTIN

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1785
24 October 1785
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 65.

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