Jean MASSY

Born

14 October 1691 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

28 February 1767 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 14 October 1691 in Québec, Canada, New France

Parents of Jean MASSY

Father

Jacques MASSY

Mother

Marie-Madeleine HEDOUIN

Grandparents of Jean MASSY

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Maternal grandparents

Jacques HEDOUIN dit LAFORGE Jeanne BRASSARD

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

Jean married Madeleine VERDON 16 February 1727 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine VERDON was born 8 March 1708 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Madeleine died 2 April 1738 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France. Madeleine was the child of Pierre VERDON and Marie-Anne AVERTY dite LEGER.

Jean MASSY died 28 February 1767 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean MASSY

Jean MASSY married

Madeleine VERDON
Marriage date: 16 February 1727
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Madeleine VERDON was the child of Pierre VERDON and Marie-Anne AVERTY dite LEGER

Children of Jean MASSY and Madeleine VERDON

François MASSY

Born: 4 December 1734, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 19 May 1803, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe CARDINAL 21 February 1757 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

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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 — 1691
14 October 1691
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1727 Marriage / Partner
Jean MASSY and Madeleine VERDON 16 February 1727, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

He was 35 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
François MASSY was born 4 December 1734, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Jean was 43 years old.

1738 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine VERDON died 2 April 1738, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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

1757 Marriage of Child
François MASSY married 21 February 1757, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France to Marie-Josephe CARDINAL

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.

Death — 1767
28 February 1767
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 75.

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