Alexandre ROY

Born

8 March 1740 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Died

24 October 1829 , Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

Alexandre married Marie-Françoise BOULAY 27 February 1764 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Françoise BOULAY was born 5 May 1748 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . Marie-Françoise died 27 October 1781 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Françoise was the child of Joseph BOULAY and Monique MEUNIER .

Alexandre married Marguerite DESPONTS 8 July 1783 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite DESPONTS was born 18 December 1750 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . Marguerite died 27 June 1817 in Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada. Marguerite was the child of Jean DESPONTS and Madeleine GUIGNARD .

Parents & Family of Alexandre ROY

Parents of Alexandre ROY

Father

Jean-Baptiste ROY

Mother

Marie-Madeleine BOURGET

Grandparents of Alexandre ROY

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste ROY Marguerite BAZIN

Maternal grandparents

Pierre BOURGET dit LAVALLEE Marie JEAN dite VIENS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alexandre ROY

Alexandre ROY married

Marie-Françoise BOULAY
Marriage date: 27 February 1764
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Françoise BOULAY was the child of Joseph BOULAY and Monique MEUNIER

Children of Alexandre ROY and Marie-Françoise BOULAY

Barbe ROY

Born: 18 September 1765, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph ROBY dit SANSCHAGRIN 25 May 1789 Place: Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada

Josephe ROY

Born: 19 April 1773, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 July 1862,

Married: Jacques GOSSELIN 9 February 1795 Place: Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

Alexandre ROY married

Marguerite DESPONTS
Marriage date: 8 July 1783
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite DESPONTS was the child of Jean DESPONTS and Madeleine GUIGNARD

Children of Alexandre ROY and Marguerite DESPONTS

Euphronsine ROY

Born: 26 June 1784, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francois CLEMENT dit LABONTÉ 12 January 1818 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Alexandre's Québec records.

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 — 1740
8 March 1740
Saint-Vallier, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Alexandre ROY and Marie-Françoise BOULAY 27 February 1764, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

He was 23 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Barbe ROY was born 18 September 1765, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Alexandre was 25 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Josephe ROY was born 19 April 1773, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Alexandre was 33 years old.

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.

1781 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Françoise BOULAY died 27 October 1781, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

1783 Marriage / Partner
Alexandre ROY and Marguerite DESPONTS 8 July 1783, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

He was 43 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Euphronsine ROY was born 26 June 1784, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Alexandre was 44 years old.

1789 Marriage of Child
Barbe ROY married 25 May 1789, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph ROBY dit SANSCHAGRIN

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

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Josephe ROY married 9 February 1795, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada to Jacques GOSSELIN

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite DESPONTS died 27 June 1817, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Marriage of Child
Euphronsine ROY married 12 January 1818, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada to Francois CLEMENT dit LABONTÉ

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)