Toussaint MASTA

(b. 20 June 1717 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 22 December 1789 , Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Toussaint MASTA was born 20 June 1717 in Laval, Canada, New France

Toussaint MASTA was the child of Toussaint MASTA and Marie-Thérèse LECLERC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin MASTA and Antoinette-Catherine ÉLOY (maternal) Guillaume LECLERC and Marie-Thérèse HUNAULT

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Toussaint married Angélique-Veronique ROUSSIN 8 January 1742 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique-Veronique ROUSSIN was born 17 April 1724 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Angélique-Veronique died 6 June 1748 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Angélique-Veronique was the child of Louis ROUSSIN and Catherine TRUDEL.

Toussaint married (2) Madeleine BISSONNET dite LEFRANCOIS 22 February 1751 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Madeleine BISSONNET dite LEFRANCOIS was born 27 April 1726 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Madeleine died 8 April 1795 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste FRANCOIS (LEFRANCOIS) and Marie-Anne BRODEUR.

Toussaint MASTA died 22 December 1789 in Mascouche, Province of Québec, 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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Toussaint MASTA married

Angélique-Veronique ROUSSIN-- Date: 8 January 1742 Place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Angélique-Veronique ROUSSIN was the child of Louis ROUSSIN and Catherine TRUDEL

Children of Toussaint MASTA and Angélique-Veronique ROUSSIN:

Toussaint MASTA (b.3 October 1745, Laval, Canada, New France d. 27 June 1794 , Mascouche, Lower Canada )

Toussaint MASTA married

Madeleine BISSONNET dite LEFRANCOIS-- Date: 22 February 1751 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Madeleine BISSONNET dite LEFRANCOIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste FRANCOIS (LEFRANCOIS) and Marie-Anne BRODEUR

Children of Toussaint MASTA and Madeleine BISSONNET dite LEFRANCOIS:

Marie-Louise MASTA (b.20 September 1758, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 14 March 1842, Terrebonne, Canada East )

Charlotte MASTA (b.9 February 1764, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Pierre MASTA (b.10 May 1767, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1717 Birth
20 June 1717
Laval, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1742 Marriage / Partner
Toussaint MASTA and Angélique-Veronique ROUSSIN 8 January 1742, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

He was 24 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Toussaint MASTA was born 3 October 1745, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Toussaint was 28 years old.

1748 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angélique-Veronique ROUSSIN died 6 June 1748, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

1751 Marriage / Partner
Toussaint MASTA and Madeleine BISSONNET dite LEFRANCOIS 22 February 1751 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 33 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MASTA was born 20 September 1758, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Toussaint was 41 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
Charlotte MASTA was born 9 February 1764, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Toussaint was 46 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Pierre MASTA was born 10 May 1767, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Toussaint was 49 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.