Jean-Godefroy ROY

Born

8 January 1789 , L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

12 July 1854 , L'Acadie, Canada East

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François ROY Françoise-Rose BRO (BREAULT)

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Born: 8 January 1789 in L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: François ROY

Mother: Françoise-Rose BRO (BREAULT)

Paternal grandparents: Laurent ROY , Catherine CORDIER

Maternal grandparents: Alexis BRO (BRAULT) , Marguerite BARIAULT (BARIAUT)

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Jean-Godefroy married Archange BARON 21 February 1814 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . Archange BARON was born 29 September 1795 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Archange died 20 August 1832 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Archange was the child of Jean-Baptiste BARON and Suzanne LANCTOT.

Jean-Godefroy married (2) Rose GREGOIRE 7 June 1835 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . Rose GREGOIRE was born 29 May 1803 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Rose died 20 April 1842 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Rose was the child of Nicolas GREGOIRE dit DEBLOIS and Marguerite SENECAL.

Jean-Godefroy ROY died 12 July 1854 in L'Acadie, Canada East .

m. Baron Archange
m. Gregoire Rose

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Jean-Godefroy ROY married

Archange BARON
Marriage date: 21 February 1814
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Archange BARON was the child of Jean-Baptiste BARON and Suzanne LANCTOT

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Jean-Godefroy ROY married

Rose GREGOIRE
Marriage date: 7 June 1835
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Rose GREGOIRE was the child of Nicolas GREGOIRE dit DEBLOIS and Marguerite SENECAL

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Birth — 1789
8 January 1789
L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada

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

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

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

1814 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Godefroy ROY and Archange BARON 21 February 1814, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 25 years old.

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.

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)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Death of Spouse/Partner
Archange BARON died 20 August 1832, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

1835 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Godefroy ROY and Rose GREGOIRE 7 June 1835, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 46 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1842 Death of Spouse/Partner
Rose GREGOIRE died 20 April 1842, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

Death — 1854
12 July 1854
L'Acadie, Canada East
He died at the age of 65.

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