Roch-Sylvain BOIS

Born

16 August 1748 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

16 July 1822 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Roch-Sylvain married Marie-Josephte PINEL dite LAFRANCE 19 November 1770 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte PINEL dite LAFRANCE was born abt. 1750 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie-Josephte died 24 October 1832 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephte was the child of Joseph PINEL dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Geneviève MIGNAULT .

Parents & Family of Roch-Sylvain BOIS

Parents of Roch-Sylvain BOIS

Father

Jacques BOIS

Mother

Marie-Angélique MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Grandparents of Roch-Sylvain BOIS

Paternal grandparents

Jacques BOIS Anne SOUCY

Maternal grandparents

Michel MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ Angélique THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Roch-Sylvain BOIS

Roch-Sylvain BOIS married

Marie-Josephte PINEL dite LAFRANCE
Marriage date: 19 November 1770
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte PINEL dite LAFRANCE was the child of Joseph PINEL dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Geneviève MIGNAULT

Children of Roch-Sylvain BOIS and Marie-Josephte PINEL dite LAFRANCE

Joseph BOIS

Born: 11 September 1771, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Catherine CARON 26 September 1797 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower 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 — 1748
16 August 1748
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Roch-Sylvain BOIS and Marie-Josephte PINEL dite LAFRANCE 19 November 1770, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 22 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Joseph BOIS was born 11 September 1771, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Roch-Sylvain was 23 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.