Pierre-Gilles MASSON

(b. 7 December 1700 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 1 January 1779 , Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre-Gilles MASSON was born 7 December 1700 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Pierre-Gilles MASSON was the child of Pierre MASSON and Catherine LEFRANCOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gilles MASSON dit DUTREMBLE and Marie-Jeanne GAUTHIER (maternal) Pierre LEFRANCOIS (FRANCOIS) and Madeleine GAUMONT (GAUMOND)

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

Pierre-Gilles married Marie-Marguerite GEOFFRION 22 September 1721 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite GEOFFRION was born 23 September 1701 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Marguerite died 22 June 1722 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Jean GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) and Catherine MILLOT dite LAVAL.

Pierre-Gilles married (2) Catherine FORAND 26 August 1723 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . Catherine FORAND was born 28 August 1705 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Catherine died 20 April 1726 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Catherine was the child of André FORAND (FOIRAN) and Marie-Catherine BOYER.

Pierre-Gilles married (3) Marie-Françoise BROUILLET 18 August 1727 in Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Françoise BROUILLET was born 30 September 1708 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marie-Françoise died 29 January 1785 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. Marie-Françoise was the child of Jean BROUILLET dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Francoise LECLERC.

Pierre-Gilles MASSON died 1 January 1779 in Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, 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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Pierre-Gilles MASSON married

Marie-Marguerite GEOFFRION-- Date: 22 September 1721 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite GEOFFRION was the child of Jean GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) and Catherine MILLOT dite LAVAL

Children of Pierre-Gilles MASSON and Marie-Marguerite GEOFFRION:

Joseph MASSON (b.11 June 1722, Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. 18 July 1722, Lachenaie, Canada, New France )

Pierre-Gilles MASSON married

Catherine FORAND-- Date: 26 August 1723 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Catherine FORAND was the child of André FORAND (FOIRAN) and Marie-Catherine BOYER

Children of Pierre-Gilles MASSON and Catherine FORAND:

Pierre-Gilles MASSON married

Marie-Françoise BROUILLET-- Date: 18 August 1727 Place: Laval, Canada, New France
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Marie-Françoise BROUILLET was the child of Jean BROUILLET dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Francoise LECLERC

Children of Pierre-Gilles MASSON and Marie-Françoise BROUILLET:

Marie-Josephte MASSON (b.29 March 1735, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 21 February 1798, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada)
m. Charles-Joachim LABELLE 12 November 1753 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Catherine MASSON (b.22 June 1741, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 1 December 1762, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada )
m. Jean ROCHON 16 January 1758 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

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1700 Birth
7 December 1700
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Gilles MASSON and Marie-Marguerite GEOFFRION 22 September 1721, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 20 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Joseph MASSON was born 11 June 1722, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Pierre-Gilles was 21 years old.

1722 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Marguerite GEOFFRION died 22 June 1722 , Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

1723 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Gilles MASSON and Catherine FORAND 26 August 1723, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 22 years old.

1726 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine FORAND died 20 April 1726, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

1727 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Gilles MASSON and Marie-Françoise BROUILLET 18 August 1727, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 26 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte MASSON was born 29 March 1735, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Pierre-Gilles was 34 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Catherine MASSON was born 22 June 1741, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Pierre-Gilles was 40 years old.

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte MASSON married 12 November 1753, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima) to Charles-Joachim LABELLE

1758 Marriage of Child
Catherine MASSON married 16 January 1758, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima) to Jean ROCHON

1762 Death of Child
Catherine MASSON died 1 December 1762, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Pierre-Gilles was 62 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.