Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ dit BEAUMIER

Born

9 August 1687 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

Died

17 April 1754 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

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Jacques MASSÉ dit BEAUMIER Marie-Catherine GUILLET

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Born: 9 August 1687 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques MASSÉ dit BEAUMIER

Mother: Marie-Catherine GUILLET

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Simon GUILLET dit LAJEUNESSE , Jeanne ST-PERE dite CHAMPOUX

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Jean-Baptiste married Geneviève LEBLANC dite LABRIE 18 February 1716 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Geneviève LEBLANC dite LABRIE was born abt. 1694 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Geneviève was the child of Nicolas LEBLANC dit LABRIE and Geneviève PETIT dite MILHOMME.

Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ dit BEAUMIER died 17 April 1754 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France .
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Spouse & Children of Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ dit BEAUMIER

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Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ dit BEAUMIER married

Geneviève LEBLANC dite LABRIE
Marriage date: 18 February 1716
Marriage place: Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Geneviève LEBLANC dite LABRIE was the child of Nicolas LEBLANC dit LABRIE and Geneviève PETIT dite MILHOMME

Marriage notes:

He is the son of Jacques Masse and Marie Catherine Guillet. She is the daughter of Nicolas LeBlanc dit LaBrie and Genevieve Petit. Marriage found in Drouin Collection.

"Jean-Baptiste (ancestor of the Beaumier branch), born in 1687 and married in 1716 to Genevieve Leblanc dit Labrie."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume IV, Page 195

Children of Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ dit BEAUMIER and Geneviève LEBLANC dite LABRIE

Marie-Marguerite MASSE

Born: abt. 1719, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 13 July 1777, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE 24 May 1751 Place: Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

Joseph MASSE

Born: abt. 1725, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 7 April 1787, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Françoise DUBUC 25 October 1756 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Married: Josephte DURAND 14 June 1762 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Charles MASSE BEAUMIER

Born: 5 June 1729, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
Died: 21 January 1815, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Angelique PROVENCHER dite DUCHARME 19 February 1759 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jacques MASSE BEAUMIER

Born: 5 July 1731, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
Died: 30 June 1811, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte CREVIER dite BELLERIVE 1 June 1767 Place: Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

Marie-Josephe MASSÉ

Born: 18 April 1733, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
Died: 23 August 1757, Champlain, Canada, New France

Married: Jean-Baptiste BIGOT dit DORVAL 3 May 1756 Place: Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

Geneviève-Madeleine MASSÉ dite BEAUMIER

Born: 25 April 1736, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
Died: 11 August 1762, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada

Married: Alexis BIGOT dit DORVAL 3 October 1761 Place: Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

Francois-Amable MASSE

Born: 23 July 1739, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Geneviève DURAND 3 February 1766 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

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Birth — 1687
9 August 1687
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ dit BEAUMIER and Geneviève LEBLANC dite LABRIE 18 February 1716, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

He was 28 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1729 Birth of Child
Charles MASSE BEAUMIER was born 5 June 1729, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Jacques MASSE BEAUMIER was born 5 July 1731, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe MASSÉ was born 18 April 1733, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

Jean-Baptiste was 45 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Geneviève-Madeleine MASSÉ dite BEAUMIER was born 25 April 1736, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

Jean-Baptiste was 48 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Francois-Amable MASSE was born 23 July 1739, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

Jean-Baptiste was 51 years old.

1751 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite MASSE married 24 May 1751, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine) to Joseph TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)