Joseph-Louis MASSON

Born

27 October 1729 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Died

21 April 1787 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-François MASSON Louise PARÉ

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Born: 27 October 1729 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-François MASSON

Mother: Louise PARÉ

Paternal grandparents: Jean MASSON , Anne GRESLON

Maternal grandparents: François PARÉ , Marguerite RACINE

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Joseph-Louis married Thérèse MERCIER 14 February 1751 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thérèse MERCIER was born 22 February 1727 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Thérèse died 18 February 1780 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Thérèse was the child of Antoine MERCIER and Claudine-Angélique MILLIET (MILLETTE).

Joseph-Louis MASSON died 21 April 1787 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Joseph-Louis MASSON married

Thérèse MERCIER
Marriage date: 14 February 1751
Marriage place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Thérèse MERCIER was the child of Antoine MERCIER and Claudine-Angélique MILLIET (MILLETTE)

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Children of Joseph-Louis MASSON and Thérèse MERCIER

Augustin MASSON

Born: 24 July 1766, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 November 1818 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1729
27 October 1729
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Louis MASSON and Thérèse MERCIER 14 February 1751 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

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

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.

1766 Birth of Child
Augustin MASSON was born 24 July 1766, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Louis 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.