Joseph ROY

Born

20 September 1738 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

13 April 1781 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

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Michel ROY Marguerite EMOND

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Born: 20 September 1738 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Michel ROY

Mother: Marguerite EMOND

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume ROY , Angélique BAZIN

Maternal grandparents: Pierre EMOND , Marie-Agnes GRONDIN

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Joseph married Claire ASSELIN 8 November 1762 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Claire ASSELIN was born 6 May 1729 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Claire died 1 May 1789 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Claire was the child of Jean ASSELIN and Cecile TREPANIER (TREPIGNY) (TREPAGNY).

Joseph ROY died 13 April 1781 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Asselin Claire

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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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Joseph ROY married

Claire ASSELIN
Marriage date: 8 November 1762
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada
Claire ASSELIN was the child of Jean ASSELIN and Cecile TREPANIER (TREPIGNY) (TREPAGNY)

Children of Joseph ROY and Claire ASSELIN

Marie ROY

Born: 8 September 1764, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 March 1807, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph THIVIERGE 29 July 1783 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1738
20 September 1738
Beaumont, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ROY and Claire ASSELIN 8 November 1762 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 24 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
Marie ROY was born 8 September 1764, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 25 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.