Joseph MASSON

(b. 22 February 1720 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 9 October 1804 , Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada )

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Joseph MASSON was born 22 February 1720 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Joseph MASSON was the child of Pierre MASSON and Catherine LEFRANCOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gilles MASSON dit DUTREMBLE and Marie-Jeanne GAUTHIER (maternal) Pierre LEFRANCOIS (FRANCOIS) and Madeleine GAUMONT (GAUMOND)

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Joseph married Louise MAISONNEUVE 7 February 1752 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise MAISONNEUVE was born 15 February 1733 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Louise died 20 June 1784 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste MAISONNEUVE and Marguerite CHARLES.

Joseph married (2) Marie-Josephte MEILLEUR 5 April 1785 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephte MEILLEUR was born 10 January 1730 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte died 18 May 1809 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean MEILLEUR (LEMEILLEUR) and Elisabeth VERRET dite LAVERDURE.

Joseph MASSON died 9 October 1804 in Saint-Eustache, Lower 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 MASSON married

Louise MAISONNEUVE-- Date: 7 February 1752 Place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France
Louise MAISONNEUVE was the child of Jean-Baptiste MAISONNEUVE and Marguerite CHARLES

Children of Joseph MASSON and Louise MAISONNEUVE:

Marie-Louise MASSON (b.12 November 1752, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France d. , )
m. François-Marie BELANGER 13 January 1772 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Joseph MASSON married

Marie-Josephte MEILLEUR-- Date: 5 April 1785 Place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte MEILLEUR was the child of Jean MEILLEUR (LEMEILLEUR) and Elisabeth VERRET dite LAVERDURE

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1720 Birth
22 February 1720
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MASSON and Louise MAISONNEUVE 7 February 1752, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

He was 31 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MASSON was born 12 November 1752, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Joseph was 32 years old.

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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise MASSON married 13 January 1772, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada to François-Marie BELANGER

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.