Francoise MASSE

(b. 27 May 1770 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 October 1836 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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Francoise MASSE was born 27 May 1770 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Francoise MASSE was the child of Joseph MASSÉ and Genevieve TOUTANT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Pierre MASSÉ and Françoise RIVARD dite BEAUCOUR (maternal) Pierre TOUTANT and Françoise LESIEUR

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

Francoise married Pierre RICARD 19 January 1789 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre RICARD was born 22 August 1766 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Pierre died 6 November 1844 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Pierre was the child of Michel RICARD and Françoise JOBIN dite BOISVERT.

Francoise MASSE died 13 October 1836 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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Francoise MASSE married

Pierre RICARD-- Date: 19 January 1789 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre RICARD was the child of Michel RICARD and Françoise JOBIN dite BOISVERT

Children of Pierre RICARD and Francoise MASSE:

Antoine RICARD (b.6 February 1797, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada* d. 21 November 1855, Yamachiche, Canada East )
m. Marie-Louise BASTARACHE 29 January 1816 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1770 Birth
27 May 1770
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Francoise MASSE and Pierre RICARD 19 January 1789, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 18 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1797 Birth of Child
Antoine RICARD was born 6 February 1797, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

Francoise was 26 years old.

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

1816 Marriage of Child
Antoine RICARD married 29 January 1816, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marie-Louise BASTARACHE

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