François MASSY

(b. 4 December 1734 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 19 May 1803 , Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )

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François MASSY was born 4 December 1734 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

François MASSY was the child of Jean MASSY and Madeleine VERDON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MASSY and Marie-Madeleine HEDOUIN (maternal) Pierre VERDON and Marie-Anne AVERTY dite LEGER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Marie-Josephe CARDINAL 21 February 1757 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe CARDINAL was born 4 September 1734 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Marie-Josephe died 22 April 1793 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Marie-Josephe was the child of François CARDINAL and Marie-Josephte MELOCHE.

François MASSY died 19 May 1803 in Sainte-Geneviève, 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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François MASSY married

Marie-Josephe CARDINAL-- Date: 21 February 1757 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe CARDINAL was the child of François CARDINAL and Marie-Josephte MELOCHE

Children of François MASSY and Marie-Josephe CARDINAL:

François MASSY (b.25 January 1758, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 23 June 1851, Île Bizard, Canada)
m. Celeste DARAGON 19 January 1778 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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1734 Birth
4 December 1734
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
François MASSY and Marie-Josephe CARDINAL 21 February 1757, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 22 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
François MASSY was born 25 January 1758, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

François was 23 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.

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.