Louis-Joseph MASSE

Born

16 March 1771 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

9 July 1846 , Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East

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Charles MASSÉ Thérèse DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS

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Born: 16 March 1771 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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Louis-Joseph married Marie-Anne BERGERON 7 July 1794 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne BERGERON was born 28 March 1766 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie-Anne died 7 November 1825 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*. Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre Nantes BERGERON and Marguerite BOURG.

Louis-Joseph MASSE died 9 July 1846 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East .
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Marie-Anne BERGERON
Marriage date: 7 July 1794
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Marie-Anne BERGERON was the child of Pierre Nantes BERGERON and Marguerite BOURG

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Birth — 1771
16 March 1771
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)

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

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

1794 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Joseph MASSE and Marie-Anne BERGERON 7 July 1794, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 23 years old.

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)

1825 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne BERGERON died 7 November 1825, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*

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)

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