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Joseph Messier

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Varennes, Lajemmerais, Québec, Canada
Death: August 04, 1758 (39)
Lapraire (Drowned while on expedition to Fort Frontenac)
Place of Burial: La Prairie, Roussillon Regional County Municipality, Québec, Canada
Immediate Family:

Son of Jacques Messier and Elisabeth Isabelle Bissonnette
Husband of Marie-Anne Godu
Father of Joseph Messier; Joseph Jacques Messier; Charles Noel Messier; Augustin Messier; Jospeh Messier and 2 others

Occupation: explorer
Managed by: Byron Jason Whitesides
Last Updated:
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Joseph Messier's Timeline

1718
August 28, 1718
Varennes, Lajemmerais, Québec, Canada
1721
1721
Age 2
1744
August 7, 1744
Varennes, Quebec, Canada
1746
April 14, 1746
Varennes, Verchères, Québec, Canada
1748
March 3, 1748
Varennes, Lajemmerais, Quebec, Canada
1751
May 26, 1751
Varennes, Quebec, Canada
1754
January 19, 1754
Verchères, Quebec, Canada
1757
March 30, 1757
Varennes, Quebec, Canada
1758
August 4, 1758
Age 39
Lapraire