Pius "Pie" Messner

1814 - 1899  (85 years)

• Name	Pius "Pie" Messner
  Born	13 Jul 1814	Soufflenheim, District of Haguenau, Alsace, France   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1873	Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-121122
  Died	20 Aug 1899	Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Cemetery, Formosa, Bruce Co., Ontario   [3]
  Person ID	I121122	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Jean Baptist Messner,   b. 25 Jun 1784, Soufflenheim, District of Haguenau, Alsace, France ,   d. 16 Nov 1857, Soufflenheim, District of Haguenau, Alsace, France  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Catherine Adam,   b. 10 Jul 1790, Soufflenheim, District of Haguenau, Alsace, France ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	4 Apr 1811	Soufflenheim, District of Haguenau, Alsace, France   [4]
  Family ID	F51709	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Magdalene Goetz,   b. 1843, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Oct 1913  (Age 70 years)
  Married	24 Feb 1873	Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F43107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Marie Anne Koenig,   b. 10 May 1827, Soufflenheim, District of Haguenau, Alsace, France ,   d. 7 Mar 1872, Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 44 years)
  Children	1. Louisa Messner,   b. 11 Sep 1866, Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Mar 1925, Kelowna, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 58 years)   2. Mary A. Messner,   b. 1871, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Mar 1956  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F61853	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 13029 (1873), Messner-Goetz. Pius Messner, 56, farmer of Formosa, b. Alsace, Germany, widower, s/o John & Catharine Messner, married Magdalena Goetz, 30, res. Woolwich, s/o Lawrence & Mary Ann Goetz, 24 Feb 1873 New Germany [S2427] Church Records - France, Bas-Rhin, Soufflenheim - Saint Michel, FHL:740025. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91276780/pius-messner. [S2427] Church Records - France, Bas-Rhin, Soufflenheim - Saint Michel, FHL:740028.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Jul 1814 - Soufflenheim, District of Haguenau, Alsace, France Occupation - farmer - 1873 - Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 24 Feb 1873 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Died - 20 Aug 1899 - Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Cemetery, Formosa, Bruce Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth