Marguerite ROY

Born

2 February 1726 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

6 November 1779 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste ROY Anne-Dorothee GUENETTE

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Born: 2 February 1726 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste ROY

Mother: Anne-Dorothee GUENETTE

Paternal grandparents: Louis ROY , Marie LEDRAN

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GUENETTE dit GANET , Elisabeth PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE

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Marguerite married Etienne CASSE (LACASSE) 22 November 1745 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Etienne CASSE (LACASSE) was born 18 June 1725 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . Etienne died 17 January 1803 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada . Etienne was the child of Antoine CASSE (LACASSE) and Marie-Françoise BOURGET.

Marguerite ROY died 6 November 1779 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Marguerite ROY married

Etienne CASSE (LACASSE)
Marriage date: 22 November 1745
Marriage place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Etienne CASSE (LACASSE) was the child of Antoine CASSE (LACASSE) and Marie-Françoise BOURGET

Children of Etienne CASSE (LACASSE) and Marguerite ROY

Jean LACASSE

Born: 23 May 1748, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Dorothee PILOTE 14 June 1773 Place: Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph LACASSE

Born: 30 January 1754, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 22 September 1829, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Cecile NOEL 3 February 1778 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite CHOUINARD 26 January 1807 Place: Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

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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 — 1726
2 February 1726
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite ROY and Etienne CASSE (LACASSE) 22 November 1745, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

She was 19 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Jean LACASSE was born 23 May 1748, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Marguerite was 22 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Birth of Child
Joseph LACASSE was born 30 January 1754, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 28 years old.

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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Jean LACASSE married 14 June 1773, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Dorothee PILOTE

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.