Laurent ROY
Born: 14 June 1778, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 November 1849, L'Acadie, Canada East
Died: 8 November 1849, L'Acadie, Canada East
Married: Marguerite CHARBONNEAU 18 September 1803 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Laurent
ROY
Born
11 February 1752
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died
19 April 1829
,
L'Acadie, Lower Canada
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Born: 11 February 1752 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Father:
Laurent ROY
Mother:
Catherine CORDIER
Paternal grandparents:
Jacques ROY
, Marthe Marguerite FRENCH
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Laurent married Elisabeth BRAULT (BRO) 11 August 1777 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Elisabeth BRAULT (BRO) was born abt. 1757 in Province of Massachusetts Bay. Elisabeth died 28 December 1825 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . Elisabeth was the child of Alexis BRO (BRAULT) and Marguerite BARIAULT (BARIAUT).
Laurent ROY died 19 April 1829 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .
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Spouse & Children of Laurent ROY
Laurent ROY married 
Elisabeth BRAULT (BRO)
Marriage date: 11 August 1777
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth BRAULT (BRO) was the child of Alexis BRO (BRAULT) and Marguerite BARIAULT (BARIAUT)
Elisabeth BRAULT (BRO)Marriage date: 11 August 1777
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth BRAULT (BRO) was the child of Alexis BRO (BRAULT) and Marguerite BARIAULT (BARIAUT)
Marriage notes:
Elizabeth Breaux married Laurent Roy, son of Laurent Roy and Catherine Cordier, on 11 August 1777 at LaPrairie, Quebec.
Children of Laurent ROY and Elisabeth BRAULT (BRO)
Isabelle-Elisabeth ROY
Born: 5 August 1779, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 July 1849, L'Acadie, Canada East
Died: 5 July 1849, L'Acadie, Canada East
Married: Antoine BISSONNETTE 13 February 1808 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Alexis ROY
Born: 23 October 1780, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Marie-Anne BOUDREAU 27 October 1800 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Married: Marie LETOURNEAU 10 January 1831 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Charles ROY
Born: 25 September 1785, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 February 1860, L'Acadie, Canada East
Died: 26 February 1860, L'Acadie, Canada East
Married: Louise CARTIER 6 February 1809 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Eloi ROY
Born: 21 January 1787, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 September 1845, L'Acadie, Canada East
Died: 13 September 1845, L'Acadie, Canada East
Married: Marguerite JOURDAIN 10 October 1808 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Rosalie ROY
Born: 21 January 1791, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 22 March 1878, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Died: 22 March 1878, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Married: Pierre-Louis GIRARDIN 4 October 1811 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Pierre ROY
Born: 4 September 1793, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Marie LAREAU 18 January 1816 Place: Chambly, 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 — 175211 February 1752
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
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.
1777 Marriage / PartnerLaurent ROY and Elisabeth BRAULT (BRO) 11 August 1777, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
He was 25 years old.
1777 Marriage
Saint St-Philippe Laprairie
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1778 Birth of ChildLaurent ROY was born 14 June 1778, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Laurent was 26 years old.
1779 Birth of ChildIsabelle-Elisabeth ROY was born 5 August 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Laurent was 27 years old.
1780 Birth of ChildAlexis ROY was born 23 October 1780, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Laurent was 28 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1785 Birth of ChildCharles ROY was born 25 September 1785, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
Laurent was 33 years old.
1787 Birth of ChildEloi ROY was born 21 January 1787, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
Laurent was 34 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1791 Birth of ChildDavid ROY was born 21 January 1791, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
Laurent was 38 years old.
1791 Birth of ChildRosalie ROY was born 21 January 1791, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
Laurent was 38 years old.
1793 Birth of ChildPierre ROY was born 4 September 1793, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
Laurent was 41 years old.
1800 Marriage of ChildAlexis ROY married 27 October 1800, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Marie-Anne BOUDREAU
1803 Marriage of ChildLaurent ROY married 18 September 1803, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Marguerite CHARBONNEAU
1808 Marriage of ChildIsabelle-Elisabeth ROY married 13 February 1808, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Antoine BISSONNETTE
1808 Marriage of ChildEloi ROY married 10 October 1808, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Marguerite JOURDAIN
1809 Marriage of ChildCharles ROY married 6 February 1809, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Louise CARTIER
1811 Marriage of ChildRosalie ROY married 4 October 1811, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Pierre-Louis GIRARDIN
1813 Marriage of ChildDavid ROY married 8 February 1813, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada to Marguerite SARRAZIN dite DEPELTEAU
1816 Marriage of ChildPierre ROY married 18 January 1816, Chambly, Lower Canada to Marie LAREAU
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1825 Death of Spouse/PartnerElisabeth BRAULT (BRO) died 28 December 1825, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
Death — 182919 April 1829
L'Acadie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 77.
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