Michel Messier

Abt 1641 - 1725  (84 years)

• Name	Michel Messier
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	Abt 1641	Saint-Denis-le-Thiboult, Normandie, France   [1]
  Living	12 Aug 1651 (Age 10)	Montréal, Québec, Canada   [1]
  History	1654  [1]
  	He was captured by Mohawks. He was exchanged for some Iroquois captains the next year.
  History	24 Mar 1661  [1]
  	He was again captured by the Iroquois. Some Iroquois, on 22 June 1661, claimed he had been burnt alive by the Onondagas. Later he escaped and returned near the end of 1663.
  Military	1684 (Age 43)  [1]
  He was part of the campaign against the Iroquois led by Lefebvre de La Barre. On 14 August 1684 during a military review at Fort Frontenac, he is listed as the commander of the launch La Générale.
  Occupation	1685 (Age 44)  [1]
  He had license for fur trading in Ottawa territory in 1685, 1688, and 1693.
  Occupation	1703 to 1704 (Age 62)  [1]
  He was a recruiter of fur traders.
  Death	2 Nov 1725	Varennes, Québec, Canada   [1]
  Burial	3 Nov 1725	Varennes, Québec, Canada   [1]
  	Agency: Ste-Anne
  Inventory	4 Jan 1726  [1]
  The inventory of his estate was taken by notrary Tailhandier.
  Person ID	I10955	| Roy Line
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	David Messier
  Mother	Marguerite Bar
  Family ID	F7582	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Lemoine,   c. 26 Jul 1638, Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France d. 15 Jul 1725, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Age ~ 86 years)
  Marriage Contract	18 Feb 1658	Montréal, Québec, Canada   [1]
  Their marriage contract was drawn up by notary Basset. Anne could not sign the contract, but Michel could sign it.
  Marriage	25 Feb 1658	Montréal, Québec, Canada   [1, 2]
  	Agency: Chapel of Hôtel-Dieu
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 17 years and 2 months - She : 19 years and 7 months.
  Children	1. Catherine Messier,   c. 11 Jul 1659, Montréal, Québec, Canada   2. Jeanne Messier,   c. 18 Jun 1661, Montréal, Québec, Canada   3. Marie-Anne Messier,   c. 2 Aug 1665, Montréal, Québec, Canada   4. Anne Messier,   c. 12 Nov 1667, Montréal, Québec, Canada bur. 1 Jan 1668, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Age ~ 0 years)   5. Anne Messier,   c. 21 Dec 1668, Montréal, Québec, Canada bur. 29 Jan 1669, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Age ~ 0 years)   6. Anne Messier,   c. 4 Feb 1670, Montréal, Québec, Canada   7. Gabrielle Messier,   c. 1 May 1672, Montréal, Québec, Canada   8. Jean-Michel Messier,   b. 31 May 1674, Varennes, Québec, Canada   9. Marguerite Messier,   c. 24 May 1676, Montréal, Québec, Canada   10. baby Messier,   c. 22 Aug 1678, Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 22 Aug 1678, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Age ~ 0 years)   11. François-Michel Messier,   b. Abt 1679, Province du Québec, Canada   12. René Messier,   b. 20 Apr 1681, Varennes, Québec, Canada
  Family ID	F7581	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1641 - Saint-Denis-le-Thiboult, Normandie, France Living - 12 Aug 1651 - Montréal, Québec, Canada Marriage Contract - 18 Feb 1658 - Montréal, Québec, Canada Marriage - 25 Feb 1658 - Montréal, Québec, Canada Child - Catherine Messier - 11 Jul 1659 - Montréal, Québec, Canada Child - Jeanne Messier - 18 Jun 1661 - Montréal, Québec, Canada Child - Marie-Anne Messier - 2 Aug 1665 - Montréal, Québec, Canada Child - Anne Messier - 12 Nov 1667 - Montréal, Québec, Canada Child - Anne Messier - 21 Dec 1668 - Montréal, Québec, Canada Child - Anne Messier - 4 Feb 1670 - Montréal, Québec, Canada Child - Gabrielle Messier - 1 May 1672 - Montréal, Québec, Canada Child - Jean-Michel Messier - 31 May 1674 - Varennes, Québec, Canada Child - Marguerite Messier - 24 May 1676 - Montréal, Québec, Canada Child - baby Messier - 22 Aug 1678 - Montréal, Québec, Canada Child - François-Michel Messier - Abt 1679 - Province du Québec, Canada Child - René Messier - 20 Apr 1681 - Varennes, Québec, Canada Death - 2 Nov 1725 - Varennes, Québec, Canada Burial - 3 Nov 1725 - Varennes, Québec, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1246] Gagné, Peter J. Before the King's Daughters: the Filles à Marier, 1634-1662 , (Pawtucket, Rhode Island: Quintin Publications, 2002). [S726] Jetté, René. Dictionnaire généalogique des familles du Québec, (Québec, Canada: Université de Montréal, 2003).