Jean-Baptiste ROY

Born

21 May 1718 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

1 May 1799 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Thérèse VINET dite SOULIGNY 25 January 1740 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thérèse VINET dite SOULIGNY was born 3 September 1722 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . Thérèse died 14 September 1758 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . Thérèse was the child of François VINET and Marie-Françoise JANOT dite LACHAPELLE .

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Marguerite CADIEUX 13 October 1760 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada .
Marie-Marguerite CADIEUX was born 31 March 1729 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marie-Marguerite died 8 April 1810 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Lower Canada . Marie-Marguerite was the child of Pierre CADIEUX and Marie-Josephe HOGUE .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste ROY

Parents of Jean-Baptiste ROY

Father

Jean ROY

Mother

Marie-Françoise-Catherine LAMOUREUX

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste ROY

Paternal grandparents

Simon LEROY Jeanne GODARD

Maternal grandparents

Louis LAMOUREUX Françoise BOIVIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste ROY

Jean-Baptiste ROY married

Thérèse VINET dite SOULIGNY
Marriage date: 25 January 1740
Marriage place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Thérèse VINET dite SOULIGNY was the child of François VINET and Marie-Françoise JANOT dite LACHAPELLE

Children of Jean-Baptiste ROY and Thérèse VINET dite SOULIGNY

Pierre-Pascal ROY

Born: 18 April 1745, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Catherine MAGUET (MAILLÉT) 23 November 1768 Place: Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste ROY married

Marie-Marguerite CADIEUX
Marriage date: 13 October 1760
Marriage place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada
Marie-Marguerite CADIEUX was the child of Pierre CADIEUX and Marie-Josephe HOGUE

Children of Jean-Baptiste ROY and Marie-Marguerite CADIEUX

No children are currently listed for this couple.

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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 — 1718
21 May 1718
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1740 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste ROY and Thérèse VINET dite SOULIGNY 25 January 1740, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

He was 21 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Pierre-Pascal ROY was born 18 April 1745, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

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

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thérèse VINET dite SOULIGNY died 14 September 1758, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

1760 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste ROY and Marie-Marguerite CADIEUX 13 October 1760, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 42 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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Pascal ROY married 23 November 1768, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada to Catherine MAGUET (MAILLÉT)

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.