Geneviève ROY

(b. abt. 1709 , Québec Province, Canada d. 10 March 1790 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Geneviève ROY was born abt. 1709 in Québec Province, Canada

Geneviève ROY was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROY and Claire CADRIN (CATRIN) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas ROY and Jeanne LELIEVRE (maternal) Nicolas CADRIN (CATRIN) and Françoise DELAUNAY

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Geneviève married Noel-Laurent METIVIER 5 February 1731 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Noel-Laurent METIVIER was born 9 August 1707 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Noel-Laurent died 18 March 1767 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Noel-Laurent was the child of Jean METIVIER and Geneviève COUTURIER.

Geneviève ROY died 10 March 1790 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Geneviève ROY married

Noel-Laurent METIVIER-- Date: 5 February 1731 Place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Noel-Laurent METIVIER was the child of Jean METIVIER and Geneviève COUTURIER

Children of Noel-Laurent METIVIER and Geneviève ROY:

Geneviève METIVIER (b.10 November 1734, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 23 January 1795, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Antoine CORON 18 February 1754 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Reine-Jeanne METIVIER (b.5 September 1738, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste MALBOEUF dit BEAUSOLEIL 18 October 1762 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Josephte METIVIER (b.1 October 1741, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 23 June 1816, Boucherville, Lower Canada )
m. Charles-Etienne ALLAIRE 10 February 1766 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1731 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève ROY and Noel-Laurent METIVIER 5 February 1731 , Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

1734 Birth of Child
Geneviève METIVIER was born 10 November 1734, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine-Jeanne METIVIER was born 5 September 1738, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

1741 Birth of Child
Josephte METIVIER was born 1 October 1741, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Geneviève METIVIER married 18 February 1754 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Antoine CORON

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Reine-Jeanne METIVIER married 18 October 1762, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Jean-Baptiste MALBOEUF dit BEAUSOLEIL

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Josephte METIVIER married 10 February 1766, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Charles-Etienne ALLAIRE

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Noel-Laurent METIVIER died 18 March 1767, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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.