Joseph ROY

(b. 24 October 1734 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 17 February 1794 , Beaumont, Lower Canada )

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Joseph ROY was born 24 October 1734 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Joseph ROY was the child of Claude-Joseph ROY and Jeanne COUTURE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume ROY and Angélique BAZIN (maternal) Charles COUTURE dit LAFRESNAYE and Marie-Anne HUARD

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

Joseph married Marie-Gabrielle SARAULT (SARRAULT) 22 November 1756 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Gabrielle SARAULT (SARRAULT) was born 9 July 1728 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Gabrielle died 21 January 1800 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Gabrielle was the child of Pierre SARAULT (SARRAULT) and Marie-Anne BOURBON.

Joseph ROY died 17 February 1794 in Beaumont, Lower Canada .
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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

Marie-Gabrielle SARAULT (SARRAULT)-- Date: 22 November 1756 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Marie-Gabrielle SARAULT (SARRAULT) was the child of Pierre SARAULT (SARRAULT) and Marie-Anne BOURBON

Children of Joseph ROY and Marie-Gabrielle SARAULT (SARRAULT):

Gabrielle ROY (b.13 September 1757, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 1 January 1785, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Louis BLAIS 8 January 1781 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

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1734 Birth
24 October 1734
Beaumont, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ROY and Marie-Gabrielle SARAULT (SARRAULT) 22 November 1756, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Gabrielle ROY was born 13 September 1757, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Joseph 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.

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.