Joseph-Pierre MASSÉ

(b. abt. 1720 , Québec Province, Canada d. 18 February 1779 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph-Pierre MASSÉ was born abt. 1720 in Québec Province, Canada

Joseph-Pierre 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

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Joseph-Pierre married Françoise RIVARD dite BEAUCOUR 19 February 1743 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Françoise RIVARD dite BEAUCOUR was born abt. 1720 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Françoise was the child of François RIVARD dit BEAUCOUR and Marie-Catherine MOREAU.

Joseph-Pierre MASSÉ died 18 February 1779 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Joseph-Pierre MASSÉ married

Françoise RIVARD dite BEAUCOUR-- Date: 19 February 1743 Place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Françoise RIVARD dite BEAUCOUR was the child of François RIVARD dit BEAUCOUR and Marie-Catherine MOREAU

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Children of Joseph-Pierre MASSÉ and Françoise RIVARD dite BEAUCOUR:

Joseph MASSÉ (b.17 April 1744, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 17 June 1800, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Genevieve TOUTANT 8 April 1766 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

François MASSÉ (b.abt. 1750, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Madeleine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS 20 February 1792 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Amable MASSÉ (b.27 September 1752, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Etienne LAFONTAINE 26 February 1770 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1743 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Pierre MASSÉ and Françoise RIVARD dite BEAUCOUR 19 February 1743, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1744 Birth of Child
Joseph MASSÉ was born 17 April 1744, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable MASSÉ was born 27 September 1752, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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

1763 - 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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Joseph MASSÉ married 8 April 1766, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Genevieve TOUTANT

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable MASSÉ married 26 February 1770, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Etienne LAFONTAINE

1775 - 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.