Charles MASSE

Born

28 February 1763 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

30 June 1846 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

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Charles MASSÉ Thérèse DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS

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Born: 28 February 1763 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, 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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Charles married Judith BERGERON 13 October 1786 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . Judith BERGERON was born 9 August 1764 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Judith died 18 November 1824 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Judith was the child of Pierre Nantes BERGERON and Marguerite BOURG.

Charles MASSE died 30 June 1846 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East .
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Judith BERGERON
Marriage date: 13 October 1786
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Judith BERGERON was the child of Pierre Nantes BERGERON and Marguerite BOURG

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Birth — 1763
28 February 1763
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Charles MASSE and Judith BERGERON 13 October 1786, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 23 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)

1824 Death of Spouse/Partner
Judith BERGERON died 18 November 1824, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)