Charles-François Bailly de Messein

Deceased Person

1740 – 1794

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Who was Charles-François Bailly de Messein?

Charles François Bailly de Messein was a priest active in the British province of Quebec during the American Revolutionary War. He is best known for his Loyalist activism during the American invasion of Quebec, when he was injured during the Battle of Saint-Pierre, and for publicly supporting a planned university that his bishop opposed.

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Born
Nov 4, 1740
Varennes
Nationality
  • Canada
Died
May 20, 1794
Quebec City

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on July 23, 2013

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