Jean ROY

Born

6 October 1719 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

15 September 1794 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste ROY Jeanne BIZEUX dite LAROSE

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Born: 6 October 1719 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste ROY

Mother: Jeanne BIZEUX dite LAROSE

Paternal grandparents: Louis ROY , Marie LEDRAN

Maternal grandparents: Jean BIZEUX (BIZEU, BIZUT) dit LAROSE , Madeleine BARSA

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

Jean married Marguerite ROY 7 February 1752 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 18 children.
Marguerite ROY was born 18 February 1734 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marguerite died 27 October 1807 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Marguerite was the child of Michel ROY and Marguerite EMOND.

Jean ROY died 15 September 1794 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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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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Jean ROY married

Marguerite ROY
Marriage date: 7 February 1752
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Marguerite ROY was the child of Michel ROY and Marguerite EMOND

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Children of Jean ROY and Marguerite ROY

Jean-Baptiste ROY

Born: 2 November 1752, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 12 November 1769, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite ROY

Born: 19 February 1754, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 13 February 1755, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Charles ROY

Born: 1 April 1755, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 1 January 1768, Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph-Marie ROY

Born: 9 October 1756, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 20 August 1757, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Marie-Marguerite ROY

Born: 14 January 1759, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 25 April 1826, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Francois BLAIS 11 January 1780 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Catherine ROY

Born: 4 October 1760, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Angelique ROY

Born: 5 August 1762, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste LACASSE 18 November 1806 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Pierre ROY

Born: 13 June 1764, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 June 1859, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada East

Marie-Anne ROY

Born: 30 December 1765, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 31 December 1765, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise ROY

Born: 30 December 1765, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 31 December 1765, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Michel ROY

Born: 3 January 1767, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Jean ROY

Born: December 1767, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 14 March 1769, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise ROY

Born: 8 November 1768, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 March 1770, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Therese ROY

Born: abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 25 April 1788, , Québec Province, Canada

Jean-Baptiste ROY

Born: 24 July 1772, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 September 1814, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Louis ROY

Born: 26 August 1774, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 April 1775, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite ROY

Born: 5 April 1776, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 April 1777, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Francois ROY

Born: 11 May 1781, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1719
6 October 1719
Beaumont, Canada, New France

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

1752 Marriage / Partner
Jean ROY and Marguerite ROY 7 February 1752 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 32 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROY was born 2 November 1752, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean was 33 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marguerite ROY was born 19 February 1754, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean was 34 years old.

1755 Death of Child
Marguerite ROY died 13 February 1755, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean was 35 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Charles ROY was born 1 April 1755, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean was 35 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie ROY was born 9 October 1756, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean was 37 years old.

1757 Death of Child
Joseph-Marie ROY died 20 August 1757, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean was 37 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite ROY was born 14 January 1759, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean was 39 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Catherine ROY was born 4 October 1760, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean was 41 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique ROY was born 5 August 1762, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean was 42 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Pierre ROY was born 13 June 1764, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean was 44 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne ROY was born 30 December 1765, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean was 46 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ROY was born 30 December 1765, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean was 46 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Michel ROY was born 3 January 1767, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean was 47 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Jean ROY was born December 1767, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean was 48 years old.

1768 Death of Child
Charles ROY died 1 January 1768, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Jean was 48 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ROY was born 8 November 1768, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean was 49 years old.

1769 Death of Child
Jean ROY died 14 March 1769, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean was 49 years old.

1769 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROY died 12 November 1769, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean was 50 years old.

1770 Death of Child
Marie-Louise ROY died 4 March 1770, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean was 50 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROY was born 24 July 1772, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean was 52 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Louis ROY was born 26 August 1774, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean was 54 years old.

1775 Death of Child
Louis ROY died 19 April 1775, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean was 55 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marguerite ROY was born 5 April 1776, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean was 56 years old.

1777 Death of Child
Marguerite ROY died 29 April 1777, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean was 57 years old.

1780 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite ROY married 11 January 1780 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Francois BLAIS

1781 Birth of Child
Francois ROY was born 11 May 1781, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Jean was 61 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Death of Child
Therese ROY died 25 April 1788, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean was 68 years old.

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

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

Death — 1794
15 September 1794
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 74.

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