Jacques Massy

     Jacques was born circa 1664 in St-Laurent-de-Neste, Hautes-Pyrenees, Midi-Pyreness, France. He was the son of Pierre Massy & Anne Bergame.¹ Jacques married Marie-Madeleine Hedouin, daughter of Jacques Hedouin dit la Forge and Jeanne Brassart, on 2 May 1689 in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada, at the Basilica of Notre Dame.² Jacques & Marie-Madeleine had children: Marie-Francoise [5/13/1690-7/15/1692], Jean [10/14/1691-2/28/1767][m. 2/16/1727 Marie Madeleine Verdon], Marie [1/14/1694-10/07/1721], Simon [4/23/1696-12/20/1749][m. 4/28/1721 Marie-Jeanne Couture], Marie Catherine [11/23/1697-3/06/1767][m. 5/05/1720 Jean Baptiste Chapeau], Jacques [4/13/1699-7/11/1772][m. 2/14/1746 Marie-Jeanne Halle], Joseph 5/10/1701-5/06/1766][m. 5/02/1726 Marie Helene Bardet dit Lapierre], Joseph [10/01/1702-12/23/1780][m. 11/07/1729 Marie-Josephte Bardet dit Lapierre], Marie Madeleine. [6/07/1704-8/12/1746][m. 5/29/1741 Pierre Laborde] & Pierre [7/15/1707-7/18/1707].³ Jacques's wife, Marie-Madeleine, died on 23 August 1739 in Petite-Riviere leaving him a widower. Jacques departed this life on Monday, 9 October 1747 in Petite-Riviere, Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada. He was buried there in the Notre Dame Cemetery on Tuesday, 10 October 1747.⁴