Michel MESSIER

(b. 11 July 1638 , Rouen, France d. 2 November 1725 , Varennes, Canada, New France )

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Michel MESSIER was born 11 July 1638 in Rouen, France

Michel MESSIER was the child of ? and ?

Michel was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1658.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Michel married Anne LEMOINE (LEMOYNE) 25 February 1658 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Anne LEMOINE (LEMOYNE) was born 25 July 1638 in Dieppe, France. Anne died 15 July 1725 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Anne was the child of Pierre LEMOINE (LEMOYNE) and Judith DUCHESNE.

Michel MESSIER died 2 November 1725 in Varennes, Canada, New France .

son of David Messier and Marguerite Barc

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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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Family and Children of Michel MESSIER

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Michel MESSIER married

Anne LEMOINE (LEMOYNE)-- Date: 25 February 1658 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Anne LEMOINE (LEMOYNE) was the child of Pierre LEMOINE (LEMOYNE) and Judith DUCHESNE

Marriage record found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection

Michel Messier and Anne Lemoyne

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Michel MESSIER and Anne LEMOINE (LEMOYNE):

Catherine MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL (b.11 July 1659, Montréal, Canada, New France d. abt. 1704, Varennes, Canada, New France )
m. Étienne GENTES 28 November 1678 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jeanne MESSIER (b.18 June 1661, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 6 August 1699, Varennes, Canada, New France )
m. Ignace HÉBERT 31 January 1679 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Anne MESSIER (b.2 August 1665, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 13 December 1751, Varennes, Canada, New France )
m. Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE 31 January 1679 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
m. Louis-Alexandre PETIT 08 January 1721 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Anne MESSIER (b.12 November 1667, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 1 January 1668, Montréal, Canada, New France )

Anne MESSIER (b.21 December 1668, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 29 January 1669, Montréal, Canada, New France )

Anne MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL (b.5 February 1670 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 14 March 1720, Varennes, Canada, New France )
m. Gabriel-Lambert CELLE (DECELLES) dit DUCLOS 26 August 1687 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Gabrielle MESSIER (b.2 May 1672, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 5 June 1682, Boucherville, Canada, New France )

Jean-Michel MESSIER (b.31 May 1674, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )

Marguerite MESSIER (b.24 May 1676 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Pierre-Charles LESIEUR 29 March 1690 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François-Michel MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS (b.abt. 1680, , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 June 1751, Varennes, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Anne AMYOT (AMIOT) 10 February 1706 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
m. Marie-Jeanne DUVAL 08 October 1725 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
m. Madeleine LEFEBVRE 25 July 1729 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
m. Angélique POIRIER 8 June 1744 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

René MESSIER (b.20 April 1681, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 22 May 1758, Varennes, Canada, New France )
m. Catherine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 18 January 1706 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
m. Marie-Madeleine GUILLET 25 August 1718 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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1638 Birth
11 July 1638
Rouen, France

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1658 Marriage / Partner
Michel MESSIER and Anne LEMOINE (LEMOYNE) 25 February 1658, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 19 years old.

1659 Birth of Child
Catherine MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL was born 11 July 1659, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Michel was 21 years old.

1661 Birth of Child
Jeanne MESSIER was born 18 June 1661, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Michel was 22 years old.

1665 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne MESSIER was born 2 August 1665, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Michel was 27 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Census - Montreal, Quebec
Michel Messier 24 Habitant
Anne Lemoine 22 Epouse
Catherine Messier 5 Fille
Jeanne Messier 4 Fille
Marie Messier 5 mois Fille
Jacques Messier 59 Oncle dud. Michel
Jacques Messier 17 Frere dud. Michel
Jullien Talien 23 Domestique, engage
Maurice Averty 28 Engage
1666 Montreal Census
The History of Montréal: The Story of Great North American City

1667 Birth of Child
Anne MESSIER was born 12 November 1667, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Michel was 29 years old.

1668 Death of Child
Anne MESSIER died 1 January 1668, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Michel was 29 years old.

1668 Birth of Child
Anne MESSIER was born 21 December 1668, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Michel was 30 years old.

1669 Death of Child
Anne MESSIER died 29 January 1669, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Michel was 30 years old.

1670 Birth of Child
Anne MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL was born 5 February 1670 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Michel was 31 years old.

1672 Birth of Child
Gabrielle MESSIER was born 2 May 1672, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Michel was 33 years old.

1674 Birth of Child
Jean-Michel MESSIER was born 31 May 1674, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Michel was 35 years old.

1676 Birth of Child
Marguerite MESSIER was born 24 May 1676 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Michel was 37 years old.

1677
August 10, 1677 - Report of the inquest on the murder of the aforesaid Indian, killed by the chief Anontaguelte, sometimes called 'Hemlock-Bearer', with his examination translated into French by Pierre Couc, interpreter.

August 10, 1677 - Another denunciation by Michel Messier de St Michel, concerning such murder.

Title Report
Author Québec (Québec). Secretary's Office
Published 1891
Original from the New York Public Library
Digitized May 9, 2006
Page 99

1678 Marriage of Child
Catherine MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL married 28 November 1678, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Étienne GENTES

1679 Marriage of Child
Jeanne MESSIER married 31 January 1679 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Ignace HÉBERT

1679 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne MESSIER married 31 January 1679, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE

1681 Canadian Census Seigneurie du Varene
Michel Messier, 41
Anne Lemoyne, sa femme, 41
enfants:
Anne, 12
Gabriel, 9
Jean, 7
Marguerite, 5
Francois, 2
Rene, 1

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

1681 Birth of Child
René MESSIER was born 20 April 1681, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Michel was 42 years old.

1682 Death of Child
Gabrielle MESSIER died 5 June 1682, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Michel was 43 years old.

1687 Marriage of Child
Anne MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL married 26 August 1687, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Gabriel-Lambert CELLE (DECELLES) dit DUCLOS

1690 Marriage of Child
Marguerite MESSIER married 29 March 1690, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Pierre-Charles LESIEUR

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1699 Death of Child
Jeanne MESSIER died 6 August 1699, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Michel was 61 years old.

1706 Marriage of Child
René MESSIER married 18 January 1706, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Catherine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

1706 Marriage of Child
François-Michel MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS married 10 February 1706, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Anne AMYOT (AMIOT)

1718 Marriage of Child
René MESSIER married 25 August 1718 , Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Marie-Madeleine GUILLET

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

1720 Death of Child
Anne MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL died 14 March 1720, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Michel was 81 years old.

1721 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne MESSIER married 08 January 1721 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Louis-Alexandre PETIT