Jean-Paul Mascarene (abt. 1684 - 1760)

Born about 1684 in Languedoc, France

Husband of Elizabeth (Perry) Mascarene — married 18 May 1714 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 22 Jan 1760 at about age 76 in Boston, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Paul Mascarene is Notable.

MASCARENE, PAUL (born Jean-Paul) was born c1684 ^[1] in the province of Languedoc, France, probably at Castres. He was the son of Jean Mascarene and Margaret de Salavy. His family were French Huguenots, and left France after the edict of Nantes in 1685 when Paul was an infant. He was left to be raised by his grandmother and when he was 12 years old, was sent to be educated in Geneva, Switzerland. There is a record from 1706 showing he was residing in Languedoc. ^[2]

After his education, he went to England where he became a military officer and in 1711 was posted to Boston, Massachusetts. There he married Elizabeth (Eliza) Perry in 1714. ^[3] and they had 4 children.

He served as a military engineer and negotiator between 1710 and 1740. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1740-1749. ^[4][5]

He died 22 Jan 1760 in Boston. ^[6]

According to Wikipedia, the American actor James Spader is a direct descendant.

Sources

1. ↑ Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22 View Image View Record NameLieutenant Governor Paul MascareneBirth Date1684Birth PlaceCastris, Languedoc, FranceDeath Date22 Jan1760Death PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, EnglandFatherJean MascarineMotherMargaret De SalavyHousehold Members
2. ↑ Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book View Record NameJean Paul MascarenResidence Date1706Residence PlaceLanguedoc, FranceTitleMatthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. 1907.CommentsMascaren Jean Paul Mascaren, 1684-1760, of Boston, Mass., 1706, b at Castras in Languedoc, France . Arms - Argent, a lion rampant gules, on a chief azure three mullets or Crest - A mullet orHousehold Members
3. ↑ Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., Marriages, 1700-1809 View Record NameMaj. Paul MascareneMarriage Date18 May 1714Marriage PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, USASpouseEliza. PerryMarried ByRev. Mr. Sam. Miles Presbt.Description1714Household Members Close
4. ↑ Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889 View Image View Record NameJean Paul MascareneBirth Date1684Birth PlaceCastras, Languedoc, FranceDeath Date22 Jan 1760Death PlaceBoston, MassOccupationGovernor of Nova ScotiaHousehold Members
5. ↑ U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s View Record NameJean Paul MascareneArrival Year1711Arrival PlaceNova Scotia, CanadaPrimary ImmigrantMascarene, Jean PaulFamily MembersWife ElizabethSource Publication Code8750.40AnnotationDate and port of arrival or date and place of mention in the New World. Place of origin, birth date, occupation, reference to original source, and other genealogical information may also be provided.Source BibliographySMITH, LEONARD H., JR., and NORMA H. SMITH. Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. 546p.Household Members NameJean Paul MascareneAgeNameElizabeth Mascarene
6. ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current View Record NameJean Paul MascareneBirth Date1694Birth PlaceFranceDeath Date22 Jan 1760Death PlaceBoston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of AmericaCemeteryGranary Burying GroundBurial or Cremation PlaceBoston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of AmericaHas Bio?YHousehold Members Close

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Mascarene
• [Paul Mascarene] in Dictionary of Canadian Biography.
• Wilcox, Wayne H.M., Captain Thomas Hawkins, Shipwright, of London and Dorchester, Massachusetts, and Three Generations of His Descendants, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1997) Vol. 151, Page 209.
• The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011View Record

NamePaul Mascarene EsquireEvent TypeDeathBirth Date1686Age atDeath74Death Date22 Jan 1760Death PlaceUSAPage number151Volume Number085Household MembersClose

• Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)View RecordNameJean Paul MascareneBirth Year1684Death Year1760Has PhotoNoSourceAppleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Six volumes. Edited by James Grant Wilson and John Fiske. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1888- 1889. (ApCAB) Drake's Dictionary of American Biography. Including men of the time, containing nearly 10,000 notices of persons of both sexes, of native and foreign birth, who have been remarkable, or prominently connected with the arts, sciences, literature, politics, or history, of the American continent. By Francis S. Drake. Boston: James R. Osgood & Co., 1872. (Drake)Household Members