Pierre-Paul MASSÉ dit SANCERRE

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28 January 1717 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

18 September 1788 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ dit SANCERRE Marie BEAUDET

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Born: 28 January 1717 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ dit SANCERRE

Mother: Marie BEAUDET

Maternal grandparents: Laurent BEAUDET , Marguerite-Louise CREVIER

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Pierre-Paul married Catherine ROBERT 18 August 1749 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Catherine ROBERT was born abt. 1717 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Catherine died 19 May 1805 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Catherine was the child of Prudent ROBERT and Marie-Madeleine FAFARD dite DELORME.

Pierre-Paul MASSÉ dit SANCERRE died 18 September 1788 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Pierre-Paul MASSÉ dit SANCERRE married

Catherine ROBERT
Marriage date: 18 August 1749
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Catherine ROBERT was the child of Prudent ROBERT and Marie-Madeleine FAFARD dite DELORME

Children of Pierre-Paul MASSÉ dit SANCERRE and Catherine ROBERT

Joseph-Albert MASSÉ dit SANCERRE

Born: 25 March 1754, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josette LALANNE 16 February 1778 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Charles MASSÉ dit SANCERRE

Born: 29 February 1756, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 2 June 1831 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Thérèse MONAST 11 January 1779 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Jean-Marie MASSÉ dit SANCERRE

Born: 22 February 1767, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: , Chambly, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Angélique GAREAU dite ST-ONGE 31 March 1788 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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Birth — 1717
28 January 1717
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

1749 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Paul MASSÉ dit SANCERRE and Catherine ROBERT 18 August 1749 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 32 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Joseph-Albert MASSÉ dit SANCERRE was born 25 March 1754, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre-Paul was 37 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Charles MASSÉ dit SANCERRE was born 29 February 1756, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Pierre-Paul was 39 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie MASSÉ dit SANCERRE was born 22 February 1767, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Pierre-Paul was 50 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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Albert MASSÉ dit SANCERRE married 16 February 1778, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Marie-Josette LALANNE

1779 Marriage of Child
Charles MASSÉ dit SANCERRE married 11 January 1779 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Marie-Thérèse MONAST

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)