Augustin BERNARD dit MASSON

(b. 23 September 1747 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 20 February 1830 , Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada )

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Augustin BERNARD dit MASSON was born 23 September 1747 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Augustin BERNARD dit MASSON was the child of Michel MASSON and Marie-Madeleine DUMONT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel MASSON and Marie-Anne DUPONT (maternal) Julien DUMONT dit LAFLEUR and Angélique TOURNEROCHE dite ROBERT

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

Augustin married Elisabeth DUFAULT dite RACLOS 1 February 1768 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth DUFAULT dite RACLOS was born 17 July 1746 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Elisabeth died 23 March 1800 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Elisabeth was the child of Antoine DUFAULT dit RACLOS and Marie-Anne PLANTE.

Augustin married (2) Marie-Anne TOURNELLE dite FRANCOEUR 26 January 1801 in Batiscan, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne TOURNELLE dite FRANCOEUR was born 25 May 1782 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marie-Anne died 24 August 1844 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie-Anne was the child of Jacques TOURNELLE dit FRANCOEUR and Francoise VEILLETTE.

Augustin BERNARD dit MASSON died 20 February 1830 in Trois-Rivières, 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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Family and Children of Augustin BERNARD dit MASSON

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Augustin BERNARD dit MASSON married

Elisabeth DUFAULT dite RACLOS-- Date: 1 February 1768 Place: Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth DUFAULT dite RACLOS was the child of Antoine DUFAULT dit RACLOS and Marie-Anne PLANTE

Children of Augustin BERNARD dit MASSON and Elisabeth DUFAULT dite RACLOS:

Genevieve BERNARD (b.8 April 1771, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 July 1805, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre MICHEL dit BÉCOT 20 February 1792 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Augustin BERNARD dit MASSON married

Marie-Anne TOURNELLE dite FRANCOEUR-- Date: 26 January 1801 Place: Batiscan, Lower Canada

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Marie-Anne TOURNELLE dite FRANCOEUR was the child of Jacques TOURNELLE dit FRANCOEUR and Francoise VEILLETTE

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Children of Augustin BERNARD dit MASSON and Marie-Anne TOURNELLE dite FRANCOEUR:

Isaie-Francois-Xavier BERNARD (b.14 February 1802, Batiscan, Lower Canada d. 22 November 1858, Trois-Rivières, Canada East )
m. Elisabeth-Isabelle MCLEOD 15 February 1820 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

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1747 Birth
23 September 1747
Beaumont, Canada, New France

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

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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Augustin BERNARD dit MASSON and Elisabeth DUFAULT dite RACLOS 1 February 1768, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

He was 20 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Genevieve BERNARD was born 8 April 1771, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Augustin was 23 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.

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Genevieve BERNARD married 20 February 1792, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Pierre MICHEL dit BÉCOT

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

1800 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth DUFAULT dite RACLOS died 23 March 1800, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1801 Marriage / Partner
Augustin BERNARD dit MASSON and Marie-Anne TOURNELLE dite FRANCOEUR 26 January 1801, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 53 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Isaie-Francois-Xavier BERNARD was born 14 February 1802, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Augustin was 54 years old.

1805 Death of Child
Genevieve BERNARD died 10 July 1805, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Augustin was 57 years old.

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

1820 Marriage of Child
Isaie-Francois-Xavier BERNARD married 15 February 1820, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Elisabeth-Isabelle MCLEOD

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

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

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 Death
20 February 1830
Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 82.