Joseph MASSE

(b. abt. 1725 , Québec Province, Canada d. 7 April 1787 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph MASSE was born abt. 1725 in Québec Province, Canada

Joseph MASSE was the child of Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ dit BEAUMIER and Geneviève LEBLANC dite LABRIE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MASSÉ dit BEAUMIER and Marie-Catherine GUILLET (maternal) Nicolas LEBLANC dit LABRIE and Geneviève PETIT dite MILHOMME

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Joseph married Marie-Françoise DUBUC 25 October 1756 in Champlain, Canada, New France . Marie-Françoise DUBUC was born 15 January 1729 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Françoise died 20 October 1757 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Marie-Françoise was the child of Michel DUBUC and Françoise VOYER.

Joseph married (2) Josephte DURAND 14 June 1762 in Champlain, Canada . Josephte DURAND was born 24 July 1720 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Josephte was the child of René DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS and Catherine DESHAYES (DESHAIES).

Joseph MASSE died 7 April 1787 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Dubuc Marie-Francoise
m. Durand Josephte

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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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Marie-Françoise DUBUC-- Date: 25 October 1756 Place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise DUBUC was the child of Michel DUBUC and Françoise VOYER

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Josephte DURAND-- Date: 14 June 1762 Place: Champlain, Canada
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Josephte DURAND was the child of René DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS and Catherine DESHAYES (DESHAIES)

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MASSE and Marie-Françoise DUBUC 25 October 1756, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

1757 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Françoise DUBUC died 20 October 1757, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

1762 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MASSE and Josephte DURAND 14 June 1762, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

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.

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.