Marie-Elisabeth MASSE

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2 May 1761 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada

Died

29 July 1835 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Charles MASSÉ Thérèse DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS

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Born: 2 May 1761 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada

Father: Charles MASSÉ

Mother: Thérèse DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS

Paternal grandparents: Louis MASSÉ , Marie-Catherine PROVENCHER

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS , Jeanne LECLERC dite FLEURENT

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Marie-Elisabeth married Charles DUBOIS dit CLEMENT 15 January 1787 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles DUBOIS dit CLEMENT was born 8 June 1761 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Charles died 21 March 1828 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Charles was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Clément DUBOIS and Josephte BOURBEAU.

Marie-Elisabeth MASSE died 29 July 1835 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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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Marie-Elisabeth MASSE married

Charles DUBOIS dit CLEMENT
Marriage date: 15 January 1787
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Charles DUBOIS dit CLEMENT was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Clément DUBOIS and Josephte BOURBEAU

Children of Charles DUBOIS dit CLEMENT and Marie-Elisabeth MASSE

Marie Anne DUBOIS

Born: 26 July, 1790, , Canada
Died: 1 March, 1831, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1761
2 May 1761
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Elisabeth MASSE and Charles DUBOIS dit CLEMENT 15 January 1787, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

She was 25 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Marie Anne DUBOIS was born 26 July, 1790, , Canada

Marie-Elisabeth was 29 years old.

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles DUBOIS dit CLEMENT died 21 March 1828, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Death of Child
Marie Anne DUBOIS died 1 March, 1831, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Elisabeth was 69 years old.

Death — 1835
29 July 1835
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 74.

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