Historical person · LUX-KEEPER-000002

Marie-Perrine Messager

Succeeded her deceased husband at Pontusval in December 1889 and served there as a gardienne hors-classe until 1910.

Gardienne hors-classe was an official historical label, but it remained outside the protections of the classified keeper corps.

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Service record

Station	Period	Historical role	Evidence
Pontusval lighthouse	8 December 1889–1910	gardienne hors-classeNon-classified lighthouse keeper	Jean-Christophe Fichou — Des femmes dans les phares : les gardiennes auxiliaires

Family and service continuity

Mother of: Joséphine Perrot — Bécédia — Des femmes dans les phares
Succeeded at Pontusval: Joséphine Perrot — Bécédia — Des femmes dans les phares

Source-backed statements

Statement	Value	Date	Evidence
Service	The source states that she knew the lighting apparatus and remained at Pontusval until age 76.	1889–1910	Jean-Christophe Fichou — Des femmes dans les phares : les gardiennes auxiliaires

Sources

Jean-Christophe Fichou — Des femmes dans les phares : les gardiennes auxiliairesNames Marie-Perrine Messager, Pontusval, appointment date, historical status, knowledge of the apparatus, and service end in 1910.

This page records a historical public role. It does not infer private facts, and it keeps uncertainty where the source does not establish an exact appointment or date.