Masse
BEGNIER (BESNIER)
Born
18 February 1626
,
Rouperroux-le-Coquet, Sarthe, Loire, France
Died
27 July 1683
,
Champlain, Canada, New France
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Born: 18 February 1626 in Rouperroux-le-Coquet, Sarthe, Loire, France
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Masse was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1668.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Masse married Michelle CHARLIER (CHARTIER) 9 October 1668 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Michelle CHARLIER (CHARTIER) was born abt. 1644 in St-Maclou, Pointoise, Paris, Val-d'Oise, France. Michelle died 28 January 1729 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada.
Masse BEGNIER (BESNIER) died 27 July 1683 in Champlain, Canada, New France .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Masse BEGNIER (BESNIER)
Masse BEGNIER (BESNIER) married 
Michelle CHARLIER (CHARTIER)
Marriage date: 9 October 1668
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Michelle CHARLIER (CHARTIER)Marriage date: 9 October 1668
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Marriage notes:
According to PRDH, there was a 1668 marriage contract between Masse Beignet and Michelle Charier in an undetermined place in Quebec.
Children of Masse BEGNIER (BESNIER) and Michelle CHARLIER (CHARTIER)
Louis BEGNIER (BESNIER)Born: abt. 1669, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 17 September 1738 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Died: 17 September 1738 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Married: Jacqueline CHARRON 3 September 1698 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Married: Madeleine LESIEGE 31 July 1719 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada
Marie-Jeanne BEGNIER (BESNIER)Married: Leon DEGAME (DEGANNE) 9 February 1687 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Marie-Anne BEGNIER (BESNIER)Married: René BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) 28 January 1697 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Angélique BEGNIER (BESNIER)Born: abt. 1676, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 26 October 1756 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Died: 26 October 1756 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Married: Thomas DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON 22 October 1698 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Étienne BEGNIER (BESNIER)Married: Elisabeth GAZAILLE dite BLETTE 24 May 1716 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
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Birth — 162618 February 1626
Rouperroux-le-Coquet, Sarthe, Loire, France
1668 Marriage / PartnerMasse BEGNIER (BESNIER) and Michelle CHARLIER (CHARTIER) 9 October 1668, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
He was 42 years old.
 - 1668 Marriage
Title Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes: depuis la fondation de la colonie jusqu'à nos jours
Volume 2 of Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie jusqu'à nos jours, Cyprien Tanguay
Author Cyprien Tanguay
Publisher E. Senécal, 1886
Original from Oxford University
Digitized Sep 20, 2007
Page 189){kind=small}
1668 Marriage
Title Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes: depuis la fondation de la colonie jusqu'à nos jours
Volume 2 of Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie jusqu'à nos jours, Cyprien Tanguay
Author Cyprien Tanguay
Publisher E. Senécal, 1886
Original from Oxford University
Digitized Sep 20, 2007
Page 189
 - 1683 Death Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation, Champlain){kind=small}
1683 Death Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation, Champlain
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Death — 168327 July 1683
Champlain, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 57.
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