René MESSIER

Born

4 June 1711 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

5 December 1793 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

René married Suzanne LEFEBVRE dite BÉLISLE 8 November 1734 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Suzanne LEFEBVRE dite BÉLISLE was born 4 May 1697 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . Suzanne was the child of Ignace LEFEBVRE dit BELISLE and Marie-Suzanne TROTTIER .

Parents & Family of René MESSIER

Parents of René MESSIER

Father

René MESSIER

Mother

Catherine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Grandparents of René MESSIER

Paternal grandparents

Michel MESSIER Anne LEMOINE (LEMOYNE)

Maternal grandparents

Jacques BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of René MESSIER

René MESSIER married

Suzanne LEFEBVRE dite BÉLISLE
Marriage date: 8 November 1734
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Suzanne LEFEBVRE dite BÉLISLE was the child of Ignace LEFEBVRE dit BELISLE and Marie-Suzanne TROTTIER

Children of René MESSIER and Suzanne LEFEBVRE dite BÉLISLE

Antoine-Joseph MESSIER dit DUCHESNE

Born: 12 May 1740, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 7 April 1817, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe PALARDY 18 April 1763 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1711
4 June 1711
Varennes, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1734 Marriage / Partner
René MESSIER and Suzanne LEFEBVRE dite BÉLISLE 8 November 1734 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 23 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Antoine-Joseph MESSIER dit DUCHESNE was born 12 May 1740, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

René was 28 years old.

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Antoine-Joseph MESSIER dit DUCHESNE married 18 April 1763, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephe PALARDY

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.