{"id":6541,"date":"2026-05-24T16:51:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T20:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp268347.wpdns.ca\/?page_id=6541"},"modified":"2026-06-12T09:06:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:06:19","slug":"avila-messier-e","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/famillemessierfamily.org\/en\/avila-messier-e","title":{"rendered":"Avila Messier &#8211; E"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6541\" class=\"elementor elementor-6541\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4927ba7d e-flex e-con-boxed jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4927ba7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2398fa4 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2398fa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Family of Avila Messier and Clara Provost<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d94f12 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70d94f12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">great-grandparents of Mark Messier, hockey player<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f290d5 e-flex e-con-boxed jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f290d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-151d991e e-grid e-con-full jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"151d991e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1adb0d42 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1adb0d42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Avila Messier<\/span> is the 12th of 14 children of Amable and Leonide Racicot. He married <span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Clara Provost<\/span>, minor daughter of Pierre and Adele Provost, on October 4, 1886 in St. Mathieu of Beloeil.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">13 children born in Beloeil, Mont St. Hilaire and St. Liboire.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">1- <span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Alfreda<\/span> born on April 29, 1888 in Beloeil. She married\u00a0Hermenegilde Messier, son of Adelard and Rose de Lima Richard and widow of Rose Anna Tetreau, on January 1912, in St. Madeleine;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">2-\u00a0 <span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Antoinette<\/span> born on Mars 10, 1891 in Beloeil;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">3-\u00a0 <span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Eugenie<\/span> born on Mars 18, 1892 and died on September 24, 1892 in Beloeil;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">4-\u00a0<span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"> Avila<\/span> born on October 8, 1894 in Mont St. Hilaire;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">5-\u00a0 <span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Alphonse<\/span> born on May 1, 1896 and died on August 17, 1896 in Mont St. Hilaire;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">6-\u00a0 <span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Alda<\/span> born on December 13, 1897 in Mont St. Hilaire;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d7d2424 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d7d2424\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/famillemessierfamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Avila-Messier.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1893\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/famillemessierfamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Avila-Messier.jpg 380w, https:\/\/famillemessierfamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Avila-Messier-300x293.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-523fcfc8 e-grid e-con-full jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"523fcfc8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e12e31f jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e12e31f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"hxhn3rou\" class=\"UwkEpO _v6ohL ZS_qLz PO9MfV hxhn3rou wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">7-\u00a0 <span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Edmond<\/span> born on December 23, 1898 in Mont St-Hilaire. He married Elsie Margaret Smith on 1927 in Wainwright, AB. Elsie born on Mars 13, 1908 in Kronau, SK;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">8-\u00a0 <span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Eug\u00e9nie<\/span> born on August 12, 1890 in Beloeil;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">9-\u00a0 <span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Angeline<\/span> born on April 16, 1902 and died on February 22, 1904 in Beloeil;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">10- <span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Bernadette<\/span> born on May 23, 1903 and died on June 11, 1903 in Beloeil;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">11- <span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Eglantine<\/span> Marie Jeanne \u00a0born on April 25, 1905 in Beloeil;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">12- <span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Rom\u00e9o<\/span> born on May 7, 1907 and died on Mars 21, 1908 in St. Liboire;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">13- <span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">L\u00e9o<\/span> born on Septembre 5, 1908 in St. Liboire.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">When the 11 first children have been baptised, Avila declared to be a farmer. At the last two, he was innkeeper.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">At that time, it was very unusual to sign the register of batisms. It is what Avila did. It is an indication that he was educated.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">When Alfreda Messier, the oldest of the family, married Hermenegilde Messier in St. Madeleine, QC on January 31, 1912, she was from Mission of Sacred Heart, Wainwright, AB. The marriage certificate indicated that his father was absent and he was a farmer of Health, AB.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">The conclusion is that family went to Alberta around 1910, after the birth of Leo, on September 5, 1908 and before the marriage of Alfreda, on January 1912.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">Why that family went to the West? Is there any relationship with the foundation of the Municipality of Provost, AB? At that time, were there any other members in Alberta? We never know. In the future, it is a question to settle.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">The 1916 West Census indicates that many Messiers live in Alberta and in Saskatchewan. We find two brothers families: Avila and Clara Provost and Jean Baptiste and Delphine Casavant.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">Since 1998, I communicate by Email with Lorraine and Raymond Messier, children of Edmond and Elsie Margaret Smith living in Edmonton, AB, the Mark Messier aunt and uncle, hockey player.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">The family of Lorraine grandmother, Clara Provost, would be moved in Health, AB after Avila died. Lorraine told me that she has known her grandmother who lived with her daughter, Alfreda but her grandfather, not very much.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">On February 18, 2010, was the birthday of Lorraine Messier (80). She gave me a lot of informations about her grandparents descendants.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">Thanks Lorraine for the informations and the annexed photos.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">R\u00e9al Messier (85)<\/p><\/div><div id=\"hxhn3rqy\" class=\"UwkEpO _v6ohL ZS_qLz PO9MfV hxhn3rqy wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae4b07c jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ae4b07c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"823\" height=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/famillemessierfamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Separateur-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1895\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/famillemessierfamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Separateur-3.jpg 823w, https:\/\/famillemessierfamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Separateur-3-300x6.jpg 300w, https:\/\/famillemessierfamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Separateur-3-768x15.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65865347 e-grid e-con-full jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65865347\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-636fbcd9 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"636fbcd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"244\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/famillemessierfamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Edmond-Messier.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1894\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/famillemessierfamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Edmond-Messier.jpg 244w, https:\/\/famillemessierfamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Edmond-Messier-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1660a955 e-grid e-con-full jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1660a955\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a4c3c30 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a4c3c30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Edmond Messier<br>and Elsie Margaret Smith descendants<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79a16cc jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79a16cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Edmond Messier<\/span> married <span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Elsie Margaret Smith<\/span> on 1927, in Wainwright, AB where they have 4 children and the 2 last one, in Vermillon, AB.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">1-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Leonard Edmond<\/span> born on May 25, 1928 and died on January 3, 2006;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">2-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Lorraine<\/span> born on February 18, 1930;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">3-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Raymond<\/span> born on January 9, 1934;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">4-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Douglas<\/span> born on September 5, 1936;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">5-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Lawrence<\/span> born on November 2, 1938 and died on August 8, 1989;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">6-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Victor<\/span> born on July 12, 1940.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e868ee4 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e868ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Leonard Messier<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">From a first union &#8211; Evangeline known as Vangie born on April 23, 1950.<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">After that, Leonard married Penny Marlene Stady. The have six children:<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">1-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sheryl born on Septembre 10, 1954;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">2-\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Sheila born on July 1, 1956;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">3-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Michele born on November 11, 1958;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">4-\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Janine born on November 19, 1961;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">5-\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Carla born on Mars 15, 1963;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">6-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Leonard Jr born on June 15, 1964.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Lorraine Messier<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">Lorraine married Gilbert Bellavance. They have 3 children:<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">1-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Judy Anne born on February 1, 1951. She married Gordon Chang. They have 3 children:<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-\u00a0 Wallace born on 1975;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2-\u00a0 Gregory born on 1979 married Jaclyn Hildred on August 3, 2003;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3-\u00a0 Jennifer born on 1980 married Daniel Samilski on May 21, 2005.<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2nd marriage of Judy Anne with Len Yates. No children.<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">2-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Phyllis, born on April 29, 1952, married Gerry Footz. They have 4 children:<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-\u00a0 Jessica born on 1977;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2-\u00a0 Jericho born on 1979;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3-\u00a0 Adriana born on 1981 married Andrew Harrison on August 5, 2007;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-\u00a0 Katerri born on 1986.<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">3-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sandra Lea born on August 11, 1953, married Hideki Matsushita. They have a daughter:<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kimiko born on 1975 and married Jay Lasychuk on June 7, 2003.<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2nd marriage of Sandra Lee with William Veldhoen. They have 2 children:<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Richard on 1985 and<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Evan on 1990.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Raymond Messier<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">Raymond married Mary Rose Fleck. They have 4 children:<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-\u00a0 Dawn Marie, born on December 4, 1959;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2-\u00a0 Heather<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3-\u00a0 Teresa and<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-\u00a0 Thomas.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Douglas Messier<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">Douglas married Mary Jean Dea. They have 4 children:<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-\u00a0 Paul Edmond born on January 27, 1958 in Nottingham, England;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2-\u00a0 Jennifer born on November 28, 1959 in Edmonton, AB;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3-\u00a0 Mark born on January 18, 1961 in Edmonton, AB;<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 With Leslie Young, he has a son, Lyon on 1988.<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 With Kim Clark, he has 2 children: Paul Douglas born on July 15, 2003<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and Jacqueline\u00a0Jane born on August 2005.<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-\u00a0 Mary Kay born in Edmonton, AB.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Lawrence Messier<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">Lawrence married Colette Letourneau. They have 3 children: Randy, Todd and Tamara.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Victor Messier<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">Victor married Anne Marie Connelly on 1963.\u00a0 No children.<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">After divorce, he married Wendy on 1975.\u00a0 No children.<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">After his 2nd divorce, Victor married Wendy Kim on August 23, 1984.<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">Wendy has a daughter Lea Mei.<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lea Mei (Mike Watanabe). They have 2 children: Ian and Benjamin.\u00a0 The Lea father lives in Hawa\u00ef. Victor considers Ian and Benjamin like his grandsons.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7545c784 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7545c784\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/famillemessierfamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mark-Messier.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1903\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56c138f8 e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56c138f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f6aacd3 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f6aacd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The story of Edmond Messier and Elsie Margaret Smith's family<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d31f7e4 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d31f7e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">On May 16, 2010, I asked <strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Lorraine<\/span> <\/strong>Messier, from Edmonton, AB, to tell me what she known about the members of her family including uncles and aunts. On fallowing May 22, I received an answer from her brother <strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Raymond<\/span><\/strong>:<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00ab My father <strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Edmond<\/span><\/strong>, has been a farmer up to 1929. After that, he went to work in the oil patch up to his retirement at the age of 65, around 1963.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">I don&rsquo;t know much about my father&rsquo;s brothers and sisters. One of them has been\u00a0a business man as a garage keeper, sell properties, etc. My aunts were very busy to keep their house clean in raising their children as it was usual at that time.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">My oldest brother, <strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Leonard<\/span><\/strong> has occupied many fonctions for the oil entreprises, especially in Alberta and in United States. At the end of his career, he moved to Vancouver where he worked in the real estate up to his retirement. He has 6 children.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">My sister <strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Lorraine<\/span><\/strong> had three children with Gilbert Bellavance. She is a very active lady giving many hours of volunteer work for local organizations.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Douglas<\/span><\/strong> is the father of 4 children including Mark, the famous hockey player, was very involved in the hockey area. After completing his secondary education, he went to the Notre Dame University for a year. After that, he played hockey with the Edmonton, Oil Kings. He got married and went to play hockey to Nottingham, England, where he lived a year. His oldest son, Paul born there. He came back to Edmonton to complete his education at the Alberta University. During his three years of training, he played for Lacombe Rockets for the Alberta senior league. Fallowing graduation, he played for the Edmonton Flyers of the West professionnal ligue. At that time, Flyers belonged to the Detroit Red Wings. During a few years, he played for a professionnal club of Portland and he became Chair of the Player&rsquo;s Association. He terminated his career like player. Again, after a few years, he came back to Edmonton to teach. As you can see, Doug has always been close to the hockey at several levels. After his participation like a player, he enjoys to make training and he has a lot of success. Later, he moved to Hilton Head, SC, where he remains today. Regularly, we can see Douglas run a Pee Wee hockey team at Quebec city. This year, his assistant coach was Mark, the famous hockey player.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">After finishing his studies, <strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Lawrence<\/span><\/strong> has held several positions before going to the real estate where he had a lot of success. Sadly, he died to young in 1989 at the age of 50. He has 3 children.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">After completing his education, the youngest of my brothers, <strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Victor<\/span><\/strong>, received a Diploma in Physical Education from the Alberta University. He travelled in Europe during 2 years before attending to the Pennsylvania University where he earned a doctorate in Psychology. After that, he teached at the New Hampshire University until his retirement. Now, he lives in Honolulu.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">As for me, <strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Raymond<\/span><\/strong>, Diplomas from Alberta University and Portland University allowed me to teach at the Edmonton school board. Later, I became principal of schools until my retirement. I have 4 children. \u00bb<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">In July, <strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Lorraine<\/span><\/strong> completed some informations about her family.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00ab My father, <strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Edmond<\/span><\/strong> Messier is born on December 23, 1898 in St. Hilaire, QC, and he died on July 23, 1966 in Edmonton, AB.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">My mother, <strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Elsie Margaret Smith<\/span><\/strong>, is born on March 1908 in Kronau, SK, and died on October 11, 1995 in Edmonton, AB. They are buried with Lawrence in the family land at the Edmonton, Holy Cross of St. Albert cemetery.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">Members of my family have always been attracted by the sport. My father and my mother played curling as skip. Hockey took much space in our life. I remember, a certain day among others, after a game where <strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Leonard<\/span><\/strong> my brother was involved, my father came back home unable to talk having encouraged to much his son&rsquo;s team. <strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Raymond<\/span><\/strong> curl as a skip since many years. In addition, him et his wife play golf.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">I have also played curling, baseball, basketball, golf, bowling, bridge and \u00a0practiced tap dancing. I have given volunteer work for the \u00ab\u00a0Jeannette\u00a0\u00bb where my girls have been members. During many years, I was involved in the Catholic Women Ligue (CWL), indeed I am still a member. I occupied the post of Secretary and in charge of the membership. I was the Secretary and President of the South West Outreach Society where I am member since 1998. Now, I am a part of the executive and of the choir. At the beginning of &rsquo;80, I joined the St. Ignace spiritual exercices. Now, this Association of shearing faith is extraordinary vibrant.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">After finishing school, I took a course to improve my administration knowledge and corporate accounting, etc., which promptly brought me in the business community. I worked for an auditor firm. This allowed me to acquire much experience in various areas. Finally, for 17 years, I have worked for a steel corporation up to my retirement on August 13, 1996. I saw a small company that simply started with a trailer and a pickup to become a large business. This fact was due to his president and owner, John, who has always treated his employes well. \u00bb<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">This document follows what has already appeared in \u00ab La Moisson \u00bb Vol. 19 no 4, Winter 2010 and Vol. 20 no 1, Spring 2010.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">R\u00e9al Messier (85)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d02aa82 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d02aa82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"578\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/famillemessierfamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mark-Lignee-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1730\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/famillemessierfamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mark-Lignee-1.jpg 578w, https:\/\/famillemessierfamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mark-Lignee-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Family of Avila Messier and Clara Provost great-grandparents of Mark Messier, hockey player Avila Messier is the 12th of 14 children of Amable and Leonide Racicot. 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