Thecle MESSIER

Born

22 November 1778 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

5 April 1860 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Thecle married Charles CHAPUT 8 January 1798 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charles CHAPUT was born 17 December 1773 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Charles died 8 February 1835 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Charles was the child of Louis-Basile CHAPUT and Marie-Josette GIRARD .

Parents & Family of Thecle MESSIER

Parents of Thecle MESSIER

Father

Joseph MESSIER

Mother

Marie-Anne MONGEAU

Grandparents of Thecle MESSIER

Paternal grandparents

Joseph MESSIER Marie-Anne GODU

Maternal grandparents

Louis MONGEAU Agnès JACQUIÈRE (JACQUET) dite LEBLOND

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Thecle MESSIER

Thecle MESSIER married

Charles CHAPUT
Marriage date: 8 January 1798
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Charles CHAPUT was the child of Louis-Basile CHAPUT and Marie-Josette GIRARD

Children of Charles CHAPUT and Thecle MESSIER

Françoise-Louise-Thècle CHAPUT

Born: abt. 1804, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Julien GENDREAU 15 February 1825 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Joseph CHAPUT

Born: 11 June 1813, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite LAPORTE dite DENIS 2 February 1836 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower 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 — 1778
22 November 1778
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1798 Marriage / Partner
Thecle MESSIER and Charles CHAPUT 8 January 1798, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 19 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1813 Birth of Child
Joseph CHAPUT was born 11 June 1813, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Thecle was 34 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Françoise-Louise-Thècle CHAPUT married 15 February 1825, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada to Joseph-Julien GENDREAU

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1835 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles CHAPUT died 8 February 1835, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

1836 Marriage of Child
Joseph CHAPUT married 2 February 1836, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada to Marguerite LAPORTE dite DENIS

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)