Marie-Anne MASTA

Born

24 January 1724 , Laval, Canada, New France

Died

28 May 1796 , Lachenaie, Lower Canada

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Toussaint MASTA Marie-Thérèse LECLERC

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Born: 24 January 1724 in Laval, Canada, New France

Father: Toussaint MASTA

Mother: Marie-Thérèse LECLERC

Paternal grandparents: Mathurin MASTA , Antoinette-Catherine ÉLOY

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume LECLERC , Marie-Thérèse HUNAULT

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Marie-Anne married François VAILLANCOURT 25 January 1745 in Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
François VAILLANCOURT was born 14 February 1724 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). François died 11 January 1815 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). François was the child of Joseph VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Charlotte MULOIN (MULOUIN).

Marie-Anne MASTA died 28 May 1796 in Lachenaie, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Anne MASTA married

François VAILLANCOURT
Marriage date: 25 January 1745
Marriage place: Laval, Canada, New France
François VAILLANCOURT was the child of Joseph VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Charlotte MULOIN (MULOUIN)

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Children of François VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Anne MASTA

Joseph-François VAILLANCOURT

Born: 23 February 1746, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

François VAILLANCOURT

Born: 20 June 1747, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Thérèse VAILLANCOURT

Born: 31 October 1748, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Elisabeth VAILLANCOURT

Born: 23 January 1750, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Genevieve VAILLANCOURT

Born: 2 March 1751, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste CUSSON 3 June 1771 Place: Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Jean-Francois VAILLANCOURT

Born: 17 March 1752, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Julie-Angelique VAILLANCOURT

Born: 30 June 1753, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Anne VAILLANCOURT

Born: 7 July 1760, Lachenaie, Canada
Died: ,

Antoine VAILLANCOURT

Born: 10 February 1762, Lachenaie, Canada
Died: 6 March 1833, Lachenaie, Lower Canada

Marie-Charlotte VAILLANCOURT

Born: 25 October 1763, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Julie VAILLANCOURT

Born: abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1724
24 January 1724
Laval, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne MASTA and François VAILLANCOURT 25 January 1745, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

She was 21 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Joseph-François VAILLANCOURT was born 23 February 1746, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Marie-Anne was 22 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
François VAILLANCOURT was born 20 June 1747, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Marie-Anne was 23 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse VAILLANCOURT was born 31 October 1748, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Marie-Anne was 24 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth VAILLANCOURT was born 23 January 1750, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Marie-Anne was 26 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Genevieve VAILLANCOURT was born 2 March 1751, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Marie-Anne was 27 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois VAILLANCOURT was born 17 March 1752, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Marie-Anne was 28 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Julie-Angelique VAILLANCOURT was born 30 June 1753, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Marie-Anne was 29 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne VAILLANCOURT was born 7 July 1760, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Marie-Anne was 36 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Antoine VAILLANCOURT was born 10 February 1762, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Marie-Anne was 38 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte VAILLANCOURT was born 25 October 1763, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Marie-Anne was 39 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Genevieve VAILLANCOURT married 3 June 1771, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie) to Jean-Baptiste CUSSON

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.