François ROY

Born

12 April 1763 , Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

17 July 1829 , Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

François married Marie-Josephe ROY 16 August 1786 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe ROY was born 27 August 1767 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe died 21 February 1843 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East . Marie-Josephe was the child of Eustache ROY and Marie-Madeleine CHABOT .

Parents & Family of François ROY

Parents of François ROY

Father

Pierre ROY

Mother

Marie-Helene BIDET

Grandparents of François ROY

Paternal grandparents

Etienne ROY Marie CASSE (LACASSE)

Maternal grandparents

François-Jacques BIDET Marie-Helene GUYON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François ROY

François ROY married

Marie-Josephe ROY
Marriage date: 16 August 1786
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe ROY was the child of Eustache ROY and Marie-Madeleine CHABOT

Children of François ROY and Marie-Josephe ROY

Etienne ROY

Born: 11 April 1795, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Died: 5 April 1827, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Angélique LANGLOIS 26 September 1818 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1763
12 April 1763
Saint-Vallier, 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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
François ROY and Marie-Josephe ROY 16 August 1786, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

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

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

1795 Birth of Child
Etienne ROY was born 11 April 1795, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

François was 32 years old.

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

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
Etienne ROY married 26 September 1818, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada to Marie-Angélique LANGLOIS

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)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Death of Child
Etienne ROY died 5 April 1827, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

François was 64 years old.

Death — 1829
17 July 1829
Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 66.

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