flag male ancestor  Michel  ROY

  (b. 22 February 1780 Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 8 February 1860 St-Anselme, Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada )  

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Michel ROY was born 22 February 1780 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada

Michel ROY was the child of Eustache ROY   and   Marie-Madeleine CHABOT and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre ROY and Marie-Françoise ALLAIRE (maternal)  Antoine CHABOT and Madeleine LECLERC

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

Michel  married  Judith FORTIER 10 April 1815 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Judith FORTIER  was born 25 March 1792 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais).  Judith died 2 June 1856 in St-Anselme, Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada.  Judith was the child of Pierre FORTIER and Marie-Claire CHARRIER.

Michel ROY died 8 February 1860 in St-Anselme, Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada.
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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Family and Children of Michel ROY

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Michel ROY married flag female ancestor Judith FORTIER-- Date: 10 April 1815 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Judith FORTIER was the child of Pierre FORTIER and Marie-Claire CHARRIER




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Children of Michel ROY and Judith FORTIER:

flag female ancestor Marie-Sophie ROY (b.24 December 1830, , Québec Province, Canada   d. , )
m. François LANGLAIS 17 June 1862



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birth1780 Birth
22 February 1780
Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1815 Marriage / Partner
Michel ROY and Judith FORTIER 10 April 1815, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

He was 35 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1830 Birth of Child
Marie-Sophie ROY was born 24 December 1830, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Michel was 50 years old.
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1856 Death of Spouse/Partner
Judith FORTIER died 2 June 1856, St-Anselme, Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1860 Death
8 February 1860
St-Anselme, Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada

He died at the age of 80.
Added: 2/4/2020 10:11:55 AM - Updated: 2/4/2020 10:12:57 AM

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