Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ

(b. 16 November 1750 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 17 December 1828 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ was born 16 November 1750 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ was the child of Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ and Marie-Ursule HUS COURNOYER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis MASSÉ and Marie-Catherine PROVENCHER (maternal) Pierre HUS dit COURNOYER and Marie-Jeanne VANET dite PARISIEN

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Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite DÉSORCY dite LINCOUR 4 October 1784 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marguerite DÉSORCY dite LINCOUR was born 2 December 1758 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Marguerite died 16 September 1847 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste DÉSORCY dit LINCOUR and Marie-Thérèse BERARD dite LEPINE.

Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ died 17 December 1828 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, 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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Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ married

Marguerite DÉSORCY dite LINCOUR-- Date: 4 October 1784 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite DÉSORCY dite LINCOUR was the child of Jean-Baptiste DÉSORCY dit LINCOUR and Marie-Thérèse BERARD dite LEPINE

Children of Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ and Marguerite DÉSORCY dite LINCOUR:

Judith MASSÉ (b.3 January 1791, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada d. 13 February 1871, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph DESORCY 1 February 1813 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Catherine MASSÉ (b.12 May 1792, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Joseph HUS LATRAVERSE 6 February 1815 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Louis-Roch MASSÉ (b.3 March 1795, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada d. 18 February 1885, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada )
m. Marguerite HUS COURNOYER 6 April 1818 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Julie MASSE (b.1 September 1804, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada d. 4 August 1854, Sorel, Canada East )
m. Benoni HUS COURNOYER 8 August 1826 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Luminee MASSÉ (b.abt. 1808, , Québec Province, Canada d. 24 December 1844, Sorel, Canada East )
m. Pierre CARDIN 24 February 1829 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

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1750 Birth
16 November 1750
Sorel, 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.

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)

1784 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ and Marguerite DÉSORCY dite LINCOUR 4 October 1784, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

He was 33 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Judith MASSÉ was born 3 January 1791, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.

1792 Birth of Child
Catherine MASSÉ was born 12 May 1792, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

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

1795 Birth of Child
Louis-Roch MASSÉ was born 3 March 1795, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Jean-Baptiste was 44 years old.

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

1804 Birth of Child
Julie MASSE was born 1 September 1804, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Jean-Baptiste was 53 years old.

1813 Marriage of Child
Judith MASSÉ married 1 February 1813, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Joseph DESORCY

1815 Marriage of Child
Catherine MASSÉ married 6 February 1815, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Joseph HUS LATRAVERSE

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.

1818 Marriage of Child
Louis-Roch MASSÉ married 6 April 1818, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Marguerite HUS COURNOYER

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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)

1826 Marriage of Child
Julie MASSE married 8 August 1826, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Benoni HUS COURNOYER

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)