Joseph ROY

(b. 30 July 1744 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 22 April 1809 , Beauceville, Lower Canada )

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Joseph ROY was born 30 July 1744 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Joseph ROY was the child of Joseph ROY and Marie-Louise GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean ROY and Agnès GAGNON (maternal) Joseph GAGNON and Agathe BELANGER

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Joseph married Marie-Louise DUPUIS 3 February 1766 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise DUPUIS was born 16 June 1746 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise died 23 December 1821 in Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce). Marie-Louise was the child of Jean DUPUIS dit GILBERT and Jeanne SEDILOT dite MONTREUIL.

Joseph ROY died 22 April 1809 in Beauceville, 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-Louise DUPUIS-- Date: 3 February 1766 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise DUPUIS was the child of Jean DUPUIS dit GILBERT and Jeanne SEDILOT dite MONTREUIL

Children of Joseph ROY and Marie-Louise DUPUIS:

Marguerite ROY (b.30 December 1771, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 December 1834, Beauceville, Lower Canada )
m. Augustin VEILLEUX 5 November 1793 in Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)

Marie-Louise ROY (b.30 December 1771, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 November 1850, Beauceville, Canada East )
m. François BOLDUC 14 November 1797 in Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)

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1744 Birth
30 July 1744
Charlesbourg, Québec, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ROY and Marie-Louise DUPUIS 3 February 1766, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marguerite ROY was born 30 December 1771, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 27 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ROY was born 30 December 1771, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 27 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.