flag male ancestor  Joseph  MASSON

  (b. 21 March 1740 Chambly, Canada, New France   d. 16 March 1798 Yamaska, Lower Canada )  

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Joseph MASSON was born 21 March 1740 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Joseph MASSON was the child of Julien MASSON   and   Catherine PILOTE and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Jean PILOTE and Marie-Catherine BRASSARD

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Joseph  married  Marie-Louise ROBIDOUX 30 July 1776 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise ROBIDOUX  was born 30 June 1741 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*.  Marie-Louise was the child of Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit DESMOULINS and Louise ROBERT.

Joseph MASSON died 16 March 1798 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .





m. Robidoux Louise


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Did You Know? 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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Joseph MASSON married flag female ancestor Marie-Louise ROBIDOUX-- Date: 30 July 1776 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise ROBIDOUX was the child of Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit DESMOULINS and Louise ROBERT




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birth1740 Birth
21 March 1740
Chambly, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1776 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MASSON and Marie-Louise ROBIDOUX 30 July 1776, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 36 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
death1798 Death
16 March 1798
Yamaska, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 58.
Added: 2/18/2019 2:28:44 PM - Updated: 9/30/2023 7:29:29 AM

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