Josephte MERCIER

Born

13 May 1738 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

7 December 1809 , Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

Josephte married Jean-Vallier ROY 18 January 1757 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Jean-Vallier ROY was born 31 December 1732 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France. Jean-Vallier died 21 April 1812 in Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada. Jean-Vallier was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Noel ROY and Angélique CASSE (LACASSE) .

Parents & Family of Josephte MERCIER

Parents of Josephte MERCIER

Father

Julien MERCIER

Mother

Agnès MEUNIER

Grandparents of Josephte MERCIER

Paternal grandparents

Jean MERCIER Barbe MONTMINY

Maternal grandparents

François MEUNIER Angélique JACOB

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Josephte MERCIER

Josephte MERCIER married

Jean-Vallier ROY
Marriage date: 18 January 1757
Marriage place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Jean-Vallier ROY was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Noel ROY and Angélique CASSE (LACASSE)

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Jean-Vallier ROY and Josephte MERCIER

Basilisse ROY

Born: 17 March 1759, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 14 April 1808, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

Marie-Josephte ROY

Born: 22 January 1761, Saint-Vallier, Canada
Died: 25 March 1835, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste ROY

Born: abt. 1763, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Marguerite ROY

Born: 24 September 1763, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 November 1807, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Marie ROY

Born: abt. 1766, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Charles-Augustin ROY

Born: 4 November 1768, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 March 1847, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada East

Francoise ROY

Born: 16 October 1770, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Charles-Abraham ROY

Born: 6 April 1774, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 October 1816, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

Antoine ROY

Born: abt. 1777, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Elisabeth ROY

Born: abt. 1779, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph ROY

Born: 22 June 1781, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 May 1831, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

Marie-Louise ROY

Born: abt. 1782, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 2 April 1848, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada East

Francois ROY

Born: 10 June 1784, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1738
13 May 1738
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Josephte MERCIER and Jean-Vallier ROY 18 January 1757 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

She was 18 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Basilisse ROY was born 17 March 1759, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 20 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte ROY was born 22 January 1761, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 22 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marguerite ROY was born 24 September 1763, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 25 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Charles-Augustin ROY was born 4 November 1768, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Josephte was 30 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Francoise ROY was born 16 October 1770, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 32 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Charles-Abraham ROY was born 6 April 1774, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 35 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.

1781 Birth of Child
Joseph ROY was born 22 June 1781, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 43 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Francois ROY was born 10 June 1784, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 46 years old.

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)

1807 Death of Child
Marguerite ROY died 5 November 1807, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Josephte was 69 years old.

1808 Death of Child
Basilisse ROY died 14 April 1808, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 69 years old.

Death — 1809
7 December 1809
Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 71.

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