HELP! flag male ancestor  Charles  MASSÉ

  (b. 15 January 1716 Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France   d. 16 September 1790 Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada )  

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Charles MASSÉ was born 15 January 1716 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Charles MASSÉ was the child of Louis MASSÉ   and   Marie-Catherine PROVENCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jacques MASSÉ dit BEAUMIER and Marie-Catherine GUILLET (maternal)  Sebastien PROVENCHER and Marguerite MANCHON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Charles  married  Marie-Agathe DESHAYES (DESHAIES) 6 November 1747 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France .  Marie-Agathe DESHAYES (DESHAIES)  was born 4 July 1720 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly).  Marie-Agathe died 13 December 1749 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly).  Marie-Agathe was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Josephte ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU).

Charles  married  (2) Thérèse DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS 27 February 1753 in Québec Province, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 7 children. Thérèse DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS  was born 4 February 1730 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation).  Thérèse died 11 February 1778 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly).  Thérèse was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS and Jeanne LECLERC dite FLEURENT.

Charles MASSÉ died 16 September 1790 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Did You Know? Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Charles MASSÉ

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Charles MASSÉ married flag female ancestor Marie-Agathe DESHAYES (DESHAIES)-- Date: 6 November 1747 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Marie-Agathe DESHAYES (DESHAIES) was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Josephte ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)




Children of Charles MASSÉ and Marie-Agathe DESHAYES (DESHAIES):



Charles MASSÉ married flag female ancestor Thérèse DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS-- Date: 27 February 1753 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
Thérèse DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS and Jeanne LECLERC dite FLEURENT




Children of Charles MASSÉ and Thérèse DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS:

flag female ancestor Marguerite MASSÉ (b.abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada   d. 28 June 1788, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Alexis LEBLANC 25 November 1776 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

flag female ancestor Marie-Charlotte MASSE (b.15 June 1759, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France   d. 20 August 1782, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph POISSON 1 February 1779 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

flag female ancestor Marie-Elisabeth MASSE (b.2 May 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada   d. 29 July 1835, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Charles DUBOIS dit CLEMENT 15 January 1787 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

flag male ancestor Charles MASSE (b.28 February 1763, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 30 June 1846, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Judith BERGERON 13 October 1786 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

flag female ancestor Madeleine MASSE (b.29 August 1768, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 7 May 1837, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Bonaventure DUREAU dit POITEVIN 13 February 1792 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

flag male ancestor Louis-Joseph MASSE (b.16 March 1771, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 9 July 1846, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne BERGERON 7 July 1794 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

flag male ancestor Joseph-Isidore MASSE (b.3 April 1773, , Québec Province, Canada   d. 18 September 1813, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Genevieve LEVASSEUR 29 September 1800 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)


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birth1716 Birth
15 January 1716
Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
marriage1747 Marriage / Partner
Charles MASSÉ and Marie-Agathe DESHAYES (DESHAIES) 6 November 1747, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 31 years old.
1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Agathe DESHAYES (DESHAIES) died 13 December 1749, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
marriage1753 Marriage / Partner
Charles MASSÉ and Thérèse DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS 27 February 1753, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 37 years old.
1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte MASSE was born 15 June 1759, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Charles was 43 years old.
1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth MASSE was born 2 May 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Charles was 45 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.
1763 Birth of Child
Charles MASSE was born 28 February 1763, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Charles was 47 years old.
1768 Birth of Child
Madeleine MASSE was born 29 August 1768, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Charles was 52 years old.
1771 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph MASSE was born 16 March 1771, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Charles was 55 years old.
1773 Birth of Child
Joseph-Isidore MASSE was born 3 April 1773, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Charles was 57 years old.
News1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
marriage1776 Marriage of Child
Marguerite MASSÉ married 25 November 1776, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Alexis LEBLANC
1778 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thérèse DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS died 11 February 1778, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
marriage1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte MASSE married 1 February 1779, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Joseph POISSON
1782 Death of Child
Marie-Charlotte MASSE died 20 August 1782, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Charles was 66 years old.
marriage1786 Marriage of Child
Charles MASSE married 13 October 1786, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Judith BERGERON
marriage1787 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth MASSE married 15 January 1787, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Charles DUBOIS dit CLEMENT
1788 Death of Child
Marguerite MASSÉ died 28 June 1788, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Charles was 72 years old.
death1790 Death
16 September 1790
Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He died at the age of 74.
Added: 9/4/2010 1:35:54 PM - Updated: 9/10/2020 11:29:22 AM

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