Antoine MASTA

(b. 1 June 1726 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 10 May 1806 , Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada )

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Antoine MASTA was born 1 June 1726 in Laval, Canada, New France

Antoine 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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Antoine married Marie-Thérèse PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR 10 October 1746 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Thérèse PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR was born 15 January 1729 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Thérèse died 16 August 1815 in Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Québec, Canada. Marie-Thérèse was the child of François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR and Anne-Françoise BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN).

Antoine MASTA died 10 May 1806 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, 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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Antoine MASTA married

Marie-Thérèse PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR-- Date: 10 October 1746 Place: Repentigny, Canada, New France
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Marie-Thérèse PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR was the child of François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR and Anne-Françoise BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN)

Children of Antoine MASTA and Marie-Thérèse PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR:

Marie-Francoise MASTA (b.16 July 1752, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 24 December 1781, Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Josephte MASTA (b.1 February 1754, Laval, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Marguerite MASTA (b.20 April 1755, Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. 16 May 1795, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada)

Marie-Archange MASTA (b.4 October 1756, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. , )

Antoine MASTA (b.23 February 1768, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Madeleine MASTA (b.28 November 1774, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 September 1832, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada)

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1726 Birth
1 June 1726
Laval, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Antoine MASTA and Marie-Thérèse PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR 10 October 1746, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 20 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise MASTA was born 16 July 1752, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Antoine was 26 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte MASTA was born 1 February 1754, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Antoine was 27 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite MASTA was born 20 April 1755, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Antoine was 28 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Archange MASTA was born 4 October 1756, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Antoine was 30 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.

1768 Birth of Child
Antoine MASTA was born 23 February 1768, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Antoine was 41 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine MASTA was born 28 November 1774, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Antoine was 48 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.

1781 Death of Child
Marie-Francoise MASTA died 24 December 1781, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

Antoine was 55 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1795 Death of Child
Marie-Marguerite MASTA died 16 May 1795, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 69 years old.

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

1806 Death
10 May 1806
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 79.

Added: - Updated: 12/30/2014 2:06:21 PM