Charles MASSÉ dit SANCERRE

(b. 29 February 1756 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 2 June 1831 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Charles MASSÉ dit SANCERRE was born 29 February 1756 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Charles MASSÉ dit SANCERRE was the child of Pierre-Paul MASSÉ dit SANCERRE and Catherine ROBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ dit SANCERRE and Marie BEAUDET (maternal) Prudent ROBERT and Marie-Madeleine FAFARD dite DELORME

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Charles married Marie-Thérèse MONAST 11 January 1779 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Thérèse MONAST was born 13 January 1759 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Thérèse died 12 May 1814 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Louis-Alexandre MONAST and Angélique VIAU.

Charles MASSÉ dit SANCERRE died 2 June 1831 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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.

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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Charles MASSÉ dit SANCERRE married

Marie-Thérèse MONAST-- Date: 11 January 1779 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Thérèse MONAST was the child of Louis-Alexandre MONAST and Angélique VIAU

Children of Charles MASSÉ dit SANCERRE and Marie-Thérèse MONAST:

Joseph MASSE (MACÉ) (b.28 April 1805, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 28 October 1825, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada )
m. Emelie STEBBENS (STEBENNE) 23 September 1823 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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1756 Birth
29 February 1756
Chambly, Canada, New France

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Charles MASSÉ dit SANCERRE and Marie-Thérèse MONAST 11 January 1779 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

He was 22 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)

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

1805 Birth of Child
Joseph MASSE (MACÉ) was born 28 April 1805, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Charles was 49 years old.

1814 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Thérèse MONAST died 12 May 1814, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1823 Marriage of Child
Joseph MASSE (MACÉ) married 23 September 1823, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Emelie STEBBENS (STEBENNE)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Death of Child
Joseph MASSE (MACÉ) died 28 October 1825, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

Charles was 69 years old.

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Death
2 June 1831
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 75.

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