Joseph MASSÉ

(b. 17 April 1744 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 17 June 1800 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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Joseph MASSÉ was born 17 April 1744 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Joseph MASSÉ was the child of Joseph-Pierre MASSÉ and Françoise RIVARD dite BEAUCOUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis MASSÉ and Marie-Catherine PROVENCHER (maternal) François RIVARD dit BEAUCOUR and Marie-Catherine MOREAU

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

Joseph married Genevieve TOUTANT 8 April 1766 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve TOUTANT was born 17 November 1746 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Genevieve died 23 March 1814 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Genevieve was the child of Pierre TOUTANT and Françoise LESIEUR.

Joseph MASSÉ died 17 June 1800 in Yamachiche, 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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Joseph MASSÉ married

Genevieve TOUTANT-- Date: 8 April 1766 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve TOUTANT was the child of Pierre TOUTANT and Françoise LESIEUR

Children of Joseph MASSÉ and Genevieve TOUTANT:

Francoise MASSE (b.27 May 1770, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 October 1836, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre RICARD 19 January 1789 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1744 Birth
17 April 1744
Yamachiche, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MASSÉ and Genevieve TOUTANT 8 April 1766, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 21 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Francoise MASSE was born 27 May 1770, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 26 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.