Gabriel ROYER

Born

11 April 1745 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

22 March 1827 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Gabriel ROYER

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Born: 11 April 1745 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Parents of Gabriel ROYER

Father

Augustin ROYER

Mother

Angélique PEPIN

Grandparents of Gabriel ROYER

Paternal grandparents

Jean ROYER Catherine DUMONT

Maternal grandparents

Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE Marguerite FONTAINE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Gabriel married Charlotte AUDET 2 October 1769 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charlotte AUDET was born 24 April 1748 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . Charlotte died 27 November 1829 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Charlotte was the child of Jean-Baptiste AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Agathe GREFFARD.

Gabriel ROYER died 22 March 1827 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Gabriel ROYER

Gabriel ROYER married

Charlotte AUDET
Marriage date: 2 October 1769
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte AUDET was the child of Jean-Baptiste AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Agathe GREFFARD

Children of Gabriel ROYER and Charlotte AUDET

Thérèse ROYER

Born: abt. 1777, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre GAUVIN 1 February 1802 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Louis-Reya ROYER

Born: 15 March 1787, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 October 1871, Saint-Barnabé-Sud, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie LUSSIER 13 October 1806 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, 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 — 1745
11 April 1745
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel ROYER and Charlotte AUDET 2 October 1769, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 24 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.