Claire ASSELIN

Born

6 May 1729 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

1 May 1789 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Claire married Joseph ROY 8 November 1762 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph ROY was born 20 September 1738 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . Joseph died 13 April 1781 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph was the child of Michel ROY and Marguerite EMOND .

Parents & Family of Claire ASSELIN

Parents of Claire ASSELIN

Father

Jean ASSELIN

Mother

Cecile TREPANIER (TREPIGNY) (TREPAGNY)

Grandparents of Claire ASSELIN

Paternal grandparents

Thomas ANCELIN (ASSELIN) Geneviève LECLERC

Maternal grandparents

François TREPANIER (TREPIGNY) (TREPAGNY) Anne LEFRANCOIS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Claire ASSELIN

Claire ASSELIN married

Joseph ROY
Marriage date: 8 November 1762
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada
Joseph ROY was the child of Michel ROY and Marguerite EMOND

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, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1729
6 May 1729
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

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

She was 33 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

Claire 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.