Jean-Baptiste MESSIER

Born

11 January 1747 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

14 January 1813 , Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

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François-Michel MESSIER Marie-Josephte GUYON

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Born: 11 January 1747 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: François-Michel MESSIER

Mother: Marie-Josephte GUYON

Paternal grandparents: François-Michel MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS , Marie-Anne AMYOT (AMIOT)

Maternal grandparents: Ignace GUYON , Marie-Louise GUILLET

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Jean-Baptiste married Louise FRECHET 6 February 1769 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . Louise FRECHET was born 10 March 1751 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste FRECHETTE and Madeleine LOIGNON.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie-Desanges VERONNEAU 24 November 1800 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . Marie-Desanges VERONNEAU was born 28 January 1759 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Desanges was the child of Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU and Marie-Charlotte VIAU.

Jean-Baptiste MESSIER died 14 January 1813 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada .

m. Frechet Louise
m. Veronneau Marie-Desanges

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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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Jean-Baptiste MESSIER married

Louise FRECHET
Marriage date: 6 February 1769
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Louise FRECHET was the child of Jean-Baptiste FRECHETTE and Madeleine LOIGNON

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Jean-Baptiste MESSIER married

Marie-Desanges VERONNEAU
Marriage date: 24 November 1800
Marriage place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Marie-Desanges VERONNEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU and Marie-Charlotte VIAU

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Birth — 1747
11 January 1747
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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MESSIER and Louise FRECHET 6 February 1769, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 22 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.

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)

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

1800 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MESSIER and Marie-Desanges VERONNEAU 24 November 1800, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

He was 53 years old.