Pierre MASSE

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25 May 1764 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

30 October 1824 , Chambly, Lower Canada

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Jacques MASSE Josephe LAVOIE

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Born: 25 May 1764 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jacques MASSE

Mother: Josephe LAVOIE

Paternal grandparents: François MASSÉ dit SANCERRE , Madeleine ROBERT

Maternal grandparents: Augustin LAVOIE , Angélique DUCHESNE

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Pierre married Marie-Geneviève LASNIER 15 April 1790 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Geneviève LASNIER was born 14 March 1772 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Louis LANIER (LASNIER) dit BELHUMEUR and Marie-Anne VETU dite BELAIRE.

Pierre MASSE died 30 October 1824 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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Marie-Geneviève LASNIER
Marriage date: 15 April 1790
Marriage place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Geneviève LASNIER was the child of Louis LANIER (LASNIER) dit BELHUMEUR and Marie-Anne VETU dite BELAIRE

Children of Pierre MASSE and Marie-Geneviève LASNIER

Marie-Agathe MASSE

Born: 5 February 1793, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE 24 June 1811 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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Birth — 1764
25 May 1764
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Pierre MASSE and Marie-Geneviève LASNIER 15 April 1790, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

He was 25 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe MASSE was born 5 February 1793, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre was 28 years old.

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

1811 Marriage of Child
Marie-Agathe MASSE married 24 June 1811, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE

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