Marie-Anne
MESSIER
Born
3 January 1709
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
Died
13 October 1764
,
Québec Province, Canada
Parents & Family of Marie-Anne MESSIER
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Born: 3 January 1709 in Varennes, Canada, New France
Father:
René MESSIER
Paternal grandparents:
Michel MESSIER
, Anne LEMOINE (LEMOYNE)
Maternal grandparents:
Jacques BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)
, Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE)
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Anne married Louis CHEVREFILS 7 January 1733 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Louis CHEVREFILS was born 13 April 1706 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Louis died 2 May 1776 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Louis was the child of Louis CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE and Geneviève PAILLARD (PAILLE).
Marie-Anne MESSIER died 13 October 1764 in Québec Province, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Marie-Anne appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Marie-Anne MESSIER
Marie-Anne MESSIER married 
Louis CHEVREFILS
Marriage date: 7 January 1733
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Louis CHEVREFILS was the child of Louis CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE and Geneviève PAILLARD (PAILLE)
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Louis CHEVREFILSMarriage date: 7 January 1733
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Louis CHEVREFILS was the child of Louis CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE and Geneviève PAILLARD (PAILLE)
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Louis CHEVREFILS and Marie-Anne MESSIER
Marie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLEBorn: 29 October 1733, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 27 January 1809, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 27 January 1809, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Married: Louis-Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE 10 February 1755 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Marie-Josephe CHEVREFILSBorn: 13 April 1735, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 18 August 1735, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 18 August 1735, Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise BÉLISLE dite CHÈVREFILSBorn: 14 April 1737, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 15 January 1821, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 15 January 1821, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Married: Joseph FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE 10 February 1755 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Married: Joseph BONNEVILLE dit BELLEFLEUR 16 February 1795 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Geneviève CHEVREFILS dite BELISLEBorn: 21 September 1738, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 10 July 1804, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 10 July 1804, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Married: Antoine LEMIRE 8 January 1758 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Louis CHEVREFILSBorn: 1 December 1739, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 7 December 1739, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 7 December 1739, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
André CHEVREFILSBorn: 13 December 1740, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 31 December 1740, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 31 December 1740, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Jean-Joseph CHEVREFILS dit BELISLEBorn: 6 February 1742, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 2 January 1834, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 2 January 1834, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Married: Élisabeth BENOIT dite LAFOREST 19 November 1766 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Louis-Joseph CHEVREFILSBorn: 5 April 1745, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Marie-Josephe CHEVREFILS Veronique CHEVREFILSBorn: 20 December 1747, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 5 January 1748, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 5 January 1748, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Louis-Amable CHEVREFILSBorn: 30 August 1750, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 6 September 1750, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 6 September 1750, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Amable CHEVREFILS dit BELISLEBorn: 18 October 1753, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: ,
Died: ,
Marguerite CHEVREFILS dite BELISLEBorn: 18 October 1753, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 3 June 1812, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 3 June 1812, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Married: Louis CHEVALIER 23 April 1770 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
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Birth — 17093 January 1709
Varennes, Canada, New France
Biography
Name: Marie-Anne Messier
Relationship to Head: Enfant (Child)
Baptism Date: 3 janv. 1709 (3 Jan 1709)
Baptism Place: Varennes
Father's Name: René Messier
Mother's Name: Catherine Bissonnet
Marriage Date: 7 janv. 1733 (7 Jan 1733)
Marriage Place: Varennes
Spouse's Name: Louis Chèvrefils
Ancestry.com. Quebec, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection), 1608-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
Original data: Tanguay, Cyprien. Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie jusqu'à nos jours. Québec, Canada: Eusèbe Senécal, 1871-1890. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada.
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Name: Marie-Anne Messier
Relationship to Head: Enfant (Child)
Baptism Date: 3 janv. 1709 (3 Jan 1709)
Baptism Place: Varennes
Father's Name: René Messier
Mother's Name: Catherine Bissonnet
Marriage Date: 7 janv. 1733 (7 Jan 1733)
Marriage Place: Varennes
Spouse's Name: Louis Chèvrefils
Ancestry.com. Quebec, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection), 1608-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
Original data: Tanguay, Cyprien. Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie jusqu'à nos jours. Québec, Canada: Eusèbe Senécal, 1871-1890. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada.
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Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes (Collection Tanguay), Québec, 1608 à 1890
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1709 Baptism
Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes, Quebec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1733 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Anne MESSIER and Louis CHEVREFILS 7 January 1733, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
She was 24 years old.
1733 Marriage - Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes, QC, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1733 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE was born 29 October 1733, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Marie-Anne was 24 years old.
1735 Birth of ChildMarie-Josephe CHEVREFILS was born 13 April 1735, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Marie-Anne was 26 years old.
1737 Birth of ChildMarie-Louise BÉLISLE dite CHÈVREFILS was born 14 April 1737, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Marie-Anne was 28 years old.
1738 Birth of ChildGeneviève CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE was born 21 September 1738, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Marie-Anne was 29 years old.
1739 Birth of ChildLouis CHEVREFILS was born 1 December 1739, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Marie-Anne was 30 years old.
1740 Birth of ChildAndré CHEVREFILS was born 13 December 1740, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Marie-Anne was 31 years old.
1742 Birth of ChildJean-Joseph CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE was born 6 February 1742, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Marie-Anne was 33 years old.
1745 Birth of ChildLouis-Joseph CHEVREFILS was born 5 April 1745, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Marie-Anne was 36 years old.
1746 Birth of ChildMarie-Josephe CHEVREFILS was born 25 May 1746, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Marie-Anne was 37 years old.
1747 Birth of ChildVeronique CHEVREFILS was born 20 December 1747, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Marie-Anne was 38 years old.
1748 Death of ChildVeronique CHEVREFILS died 5 January 1748, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Marie-Anne was 39 years old.
1750 Birth of ChildLouis-Amable CHEVREFILS was born 30 August 1750, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Marie-Anne was 41 years old.
1753 Birth of ChildAmable CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE was born 18 October 1753, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Marie-Anne was 44 years old.
1753 Birth of ChildMarguerite CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE was born 18 October 1753, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Marie-Anne was 44 years old.
1755 Marriage of ChildMarie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE married 10 February 1755, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Louis-Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE
1755 Marriage of ChildMarie-Louise BÉLISLE dite CHÈVREFILS married 10 February 1755, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Joseph FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE
1758 Marriage of ChildGeneviève CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE married 8 January 1758 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Antoine LEMIRE
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.Death — 176413 October 1764
Québec Province, Canada
She died at the age of 55.
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