Joseph MESSIER

(b. 13 April 1746 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 5 August 1805 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Joseph MESSIER was born 13 April 1746 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Joseph MESSIER was the child of Joseph MESSIER and Marie-Anne GODU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MESSIER and Elisabeth-Isabelle BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) (maternal) René GODU dit SANSCHAGRIN and Françoise TETREAULT dite DUCHARME

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Joseph married Marie-Anne MONGEAU 11 April 1768 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne MONGEAU was born 15 October 1750 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Anne died 19 November 1821 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Anne was the child of Louis MONGEAU and Agnès JACQUIÈRE (JACQUET) dite LEBLOND.

Joseph MESSIER died 5 August 1805 in Varennes, 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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Joseph MESSIER married

Marie-Anne MONGEAU-- Date: 11 April 1768 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne MONGEAU was the child of Louis MONGEAU and Agnès JACQUIÈRE (JACQUET) dite LEBLOND

Children of Joseph MESSIER and Marie-Anne MONGEAU:

Archange MESSIER (b.29 May 1775, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 September 1797, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Louis CHAPUT 15 September 1794 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Anne MESSIER (b.25 July 1777, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 September 1852, Saint-Hugues, Canada East)
m. Joseph LOISEAU 18 July 1796 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Thecle MESSIER (b.22 November 1778, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 April 1860, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )
m. Charles CHAPUT 8 January 1798 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1746 Birth
13 April 1746
Varennes, Canada, New France

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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MESSIER and Marie-Anne MONGEAU 11 April 1768, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 22 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Archange MESSIER was born 29 May 1775, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 29 years old.

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.