Jacques MASSE

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26 March 1738 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

26 February 1810 , Chambly, Lower Canada

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François MASSÉ dit SANCERRE Madeleine ROBERT

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Born: 26 March 1738 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: François MASSÉ dit SANCERRE

Mother: Madeleine ROBERT

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ dit SANCERRE , Marie BEAUDET

Maternal grandparents: Prudent ROBERT , Marie-Madeleine FAFARD dite DELORME

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Jacques married Josephe LAVOIE 30 June 1758 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Josephe LAVOIE was born 1 November 1734 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Josephe died 30 May 1811 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Josephe was the child of Augustin LAVOIE and Angélique DUCHESNE.

Jacques MASSE died 26 February 1810 in Chambly, 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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Josephe LAVOIE
Marriage date: 30 June 1758
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Josephe LAVOIE was the child of Augustin LAVOIE and Angélique DUCHESNE

Children of Jacques MASSE and Josephe LAVOIE

Pierre MASSE

Born: 25 May 1764, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 October 1824, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Geneviève LASNIER 15 April 1790 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Josephe MASSE

Born: 16 December 1765, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 31 August 1846, Montréal, Canada East

Ambroise MASSE

Born: 15 April 1774, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 March 1850, Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East

Marguerite MASSE

Born: 11 February 1776, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 May 1854, Chambly, Canada East

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Birth — 1738
26 March 1738
Chambly, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Marriage / Partner
Jacques MASSE and Josephe LAVOIE 30 June 1758, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 20 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Pierre MASSE was born 25 May 1764, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jacques was 26 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe MASSE was born 16 December 1765, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jacques was 27 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Ambroise MASSE was born 15 April 1774, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jacques was 36 years old.

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marguerite MASSE was born 11 February 1776, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jacques was 37 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Pierre MASSE married 15 April 1790, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Marie-Geneviève LASNIER

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)