Michel Tellier
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Michel Tellier was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada
. He represented Hertford in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
from 1800 to 1804. His name also appears as Michel Letellier.
He was born in Saint-Vallier
, the son of François Letellier and Marie-Françoise Pelletier. He operated a farm at Saint-Vallier. Tellier did not run for reelection in 1804. He was married twice: to Marie-Louise Moreau in 1774 and then to Marie-Hélène Queret in 1808. Tellier died in Saint-Vallier at the age of 84.
His grandson Luc Letellier de Saint-Just served in the assembly for the Province of Canada and as Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
. He represented Hertford in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
The Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada was the lower house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The legislative assembly was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791...
from 1800 to 1804. His name also appears as Michel Letellier.
He was born in Saint-Vallier
Saint-Vallier, Quebec
Saint-Vallier is a small village of about 1,100 people in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region, located in the province of Quebec in Canada....
, the son of François Letellier and Marie-Françoise Pelletier. He operated a farm at Saint-Vallier. Tellier did not run for reelection in 1804. He was married twice: to Marie-Louise Moreau in 1774 and then to Marie-Hélène Queret in 1808. Tellier died in Saint-Vallier at the age of 84.
His grandson Luc Letellier de Saint-Just served in the assembly for the Province of Canada and as Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.