Joseph MASSON

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22 February 1720 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

9 October 1804 , Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

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Pierre MASSON Catherine LEFRANCOIS

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Born: 22 February 1720 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre MASSON

Mother: Catherine LEFRANCOIS

Paternal grandparents: Gilles MASSON dit DUTREMBLE , Marie-Jeanne GAUTHIER

Maternal grandparents: Pierre LEFRANCOIS (FRANCOIS) , 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
Marriage date: 7 February 1752
Marriage 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

Born: 12 November 1752, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: François-Marie BELANGER 13 January 1772 Place: Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Joseph MASSON married

Marie-Josephte MEILLEUR
Marriage date: 5 April 1785
Marriage 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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Birth — 1720
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.