Louis ROY

(b. 2 June 1715 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 29 December 1805 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Louis ROY was born 2 June 1715 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Louis ROY was the child of Noel ROY and Marguerite RABOUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas ROY and Jeanne LELIEVRE (maternal) Jean RABOUIN and Marguerite LECLERC

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

Louis married Brigitte-Angelique MARCEAU 2 February 1739 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Brigitte-Angelique MARCEAU was born 3 August 1717 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Brigitte-Angelique died 13 December 1794 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Brigitte-Angelique was the child of Jacques-François MARCEAU and Elisabeth JINCHEREAU.

Louis ROY died 29 December 1805 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower 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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Louis ROY married

Brigitte-Angelique MARCEAU-- Date: 2 February 1739 Place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Brigitte-Angelique MARCEAU was the child of Jacques-François MARCEAU and Elisabeth JINCHEREAU

Children of Louis ROY and Brigitte-Angelique MARCEAU:

Louis-Rene ROY (b.3 March 1741, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 8 February 1812, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada)
m. Charlotte BOUTIN 10 February 1772 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Augustin ROY (b.28 August 1742, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 2 July 1828, Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada )

Marie-Madeleine ROY (b.18 September 1745, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 5 January 1816, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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1715 Birth
2 June 1715
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

1739 Marriage / Partner
Louis ROY and Brigitte-Angelique MARCEAU 2 February 1739 , Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Louis-Rene ROY was born 3 March 1741, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Louis was 25 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Augustin ROY was born 28 August 1742, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Louis was 27 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine ROY was born 18 September 1745, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis was 30 years old.

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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Louis-Rene ROY married 10 February 1772, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Charlotte BOUTIN

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.