Marie-Catherine
TESSIER
Born
15 March 1781
,
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
28 March 1861
,
Marieville, Rouville, Canada East
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Born: 15 March 1781 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit MAJOR
Mother:
Marie-Josephte HUS COURNOYER
Paternal grandparents:
Pierre TESSIER
, Marie-Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE
Maternal grandparents:
Charles HUS COURNOYER
, Madeleine DUVAL
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Catherine married Pierre MESSIER 23 January 1804 in Chambly, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre MESSIER was born 6 October 1777 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Pierre was the child of Jacques MESSIER and Marie-Antoinette PROVOST.
Marie-Catherine TESSIER died 28 March 1861 in Marieville, Rouville, Canada East .
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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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Marie-Catherine TESSIER
Marie-Catherine TESSIER married 
Pierre MESSIER
Marriage date: 23 January 1804
Marriage place: Chambly, Lower Canada
Pierre MESSIER was the child of Jacques MESSIER and Marie-Antoinette PROVOST
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Pierre MESSIERMarriage date: 23 January 1804
Marriage place: Chambly, Lower Canada
Pierre MESSIER was the child of Jacques MESSIER and Marie-Antoinette PROVOST
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Pierre MESSIER and Marie-Catherine TESSIER
Marie MESSIERBorn: 22 August 1811, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Amable MICLET 23 October 1827 Place: Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)
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Birth — 178115 March 1781
Sorel, 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
1804 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Catherine TESSIER and Pierre MESSIER 23 January 1804 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
She was 22 years old.
1811 Birth of ChildMarie MESSIER was born 22 August 1811, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)
Marie-Catherine was 30 years old.
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 England1827 Marriage of ChildMarie MESSIER married 23 October 1827, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir) to Amable MICLET
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - 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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
Death — 186128 March 1861
Marieville, Rouville, Canada East
She died at the age of 80.
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Last updated: 11/30/2018 2:10:25 PM
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