Thecle
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Thecle DEMERS was born 29 December 1813 in Saint-Valentin, Lower Canada
Thecle DEMERS was the child of Joseph DEMERS and Marie-Thecle FRECHETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE and Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE (maternal) Louis FRECHETTE and Marie-Thecle DUBOISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thecle married Louis Marie MESSIER 9 October 1832 in Saint-Luc, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Louis Marie MESSIER was born 6 October 1813 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Louis Marie died 18 June 1898 in Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA. Louis Marie was the child of Florentin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Louise PHANEUF.
Thecle DEMERS died 7 July 1899 in Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA.
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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.
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Family and Children of Thecle DEMERS
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Louis Marie MESSIER-- Date: 9 October 1832 Place: Saint-Luc, Lower Canada
Louis Marie MESSIER was the child of Florentin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Louise PHANEUF
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Louis Marie MESSIER-- Date: 9 October 1832 Place: Saint-Luc, Lower CanadaLouis Marie MESSIER was the child of Florentin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Louise PHANEUF
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Louis Marie MESSIER and Thecle DEMERS
Lucie MESSIER (b.abt. 1834, Varennes, Lower Canada d. abt. 1867, Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA) 
Julia (Julienne) MESSIER (b.31 December 1835, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. 22 October 1889, Clyde, Cloud, Kansas, USA) 
Louis MESSIER (b.1 April 1837, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. 14 September 1921, Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA)
Marie Adelene Matilda MESSIER (b.3 May 1837, , Canada d. 1 February 1906, Concordia, Cloud, Kansas, USA) 
Marie-Philomene MESSIER (b.18 September 1838, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada d. 27 December 1838, Napierville, Lower Canada ) Marie Celina (Celena) MESSIER (b.24 January 1840, Saint-Valentin, Lower Canada d. abt. 1880, Concordia, Cloud, Kansas, USA)
Jacob MESSIER (b.10 November 1841, Saint-Valentin, Canada East d. 3 September 1929, Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, USA) 
Hubert Judah MESSIER (b.26 February 1843, Marieville, Rouville, Canada East d. 13 March 1932, Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA) Sophronia MESSIER (b.24 December 1844, La Prairie, Canada East d. 17 May 1914, Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA) Pierre "Peter" MESSIER (b.abt. 1846, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1929, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA) 
Marie Anesime MESSIER (b.abt. 1847, Québec, Canada East d. December 1861, Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA)
Marie Melvina MESSIER (b.26 September 1853, Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA d. , ) 
Alfred MESSIER (b.2 March 1856, Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA d. 14 March 1856, Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA) Medard MESSIER (b.13 September 1857, Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA d. 15 October 1858, Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA) Napoleon MESSIER (b.August 1859, Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA d. 1 September 1859, Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA)
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1813 Birth 29 December 1813
Saint-Valentin, Lower Canada
1832 Marriage / PartnerThecle DEMERS and Louis Marie MESSIER 9 October 1832, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada
She was 18 years old.
1835 Birth of ChildJulia (Julienne) MESSIER was born 31 December 1835, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Thecle was 22 years old.
1837 Birth of ChildLouis MESSIER was born 1 April 1837, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Thecle was 23 years old.
1837 Birth of ChildMarie Adelene Matilda MESSIER was born 3 May 1837, , Canada
Thecle was 23 years old.
1838 Birth of ChildMarie-Philomene MESSIER was born 18 September 1838, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada
Thecle was 24 years old.
1840 Birth of ChildMarie Celina (Celena) MESSIER was born 24 January 1840, Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada
Thecle was 26 years old.
1841 Birth of ChildJacob MESSIER was born 10 November 1841, Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada
Thecle was 27 years old.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Birth of ChildHubert Judah MESSIER was born 26 February 1843, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)
Thecle was 29 years old.
1844 Birth of ChildSophronia MESSIER was born 24 December 1844, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Thecle was 31 years old.
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1853 Birth of ChildMarie Melvina MESSIER was born 26 September 1853, Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA
Thecle was 39 years old.
1856 Birth of ChildAlfred MESSIER was born 2 March 1856, Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA
Thecle was 42 years old.
1857 Birth of ChildMedard MESSIER was born 13 September 1857, Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA
Thecle was 43 years old.
1858 Death of ChildMedard MESSIER died 15 October 1858, Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA
Thecle was 44 years old.
1859 Birth of ChildNapoleon MESSIER was born August 1859, Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA
Thecle was 45 years old.
1861 Death of ChildMarie Anesime MESSIER died December 1861, Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA
Thecle was 47 years old.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1889 Death of ChildJulia (Julienne) MESSIER died 22 October 1889, Clyde, Cloud, Kansas, USA
Thecle was 75 years old.
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1898 Death of Spouse/PartnerLouis Marie MESSIER died 18 June 1898, Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA
1899 Death 7 July 1899
Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA
She died at the age of 85.
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