Joseph MASSON

Born

21 March 1740 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

16 March 1798 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

Joseph married Marie-Louise ROBIDOUX 30 July 1776 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise ROBIDOUX was born 30 June 1741 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Louise was the child of Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit DESMOULINS and Louise ROBERT .

Parents & Family of Joseph MASSON

Parents of Joseph MASSON

Father

Julien MASSON

Mother

Catherine PILOTE

Grandparents of Joseph MASSON

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Jean PILOTE Marie-Catherine BRASSARD

m. Robidoux Louise

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph MASSON

Joseph MASSON married

Marie-Louise ROBIDOUX
Marriage date: 30 July 1776
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise ROBIDOUX was the child of Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit DESMOULINS and Louise ROBERT

Children of Joseph MASSON and Marie-Louise ROBIDOUX

Marie MASSON

Born: abt. 1778, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 24 February 1872, Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph-Eloi LAGACE dit MIGNIER 9 February 1801 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1740
21 March 1740
Chambly, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MASSON and Marie-Louise ROBIDOUX 30 July 1776, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 36 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)