Guillaume ROY

Born

10 February 1740 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

29 March 1800 , Beaumont, Lower Canada

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Pierre-Bernard ROY Marguerite COUTURE dite LAFRESNAYE

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Born: 10 February 1740 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre-Bernard ROY

Mother: Marguerite COUTURE dite LAFRESNAYE

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume ROY , Angélique BAZIN

Maternal grandparents: Charles COUTURE dit LAFRESNAYE , Marie-Anne HUARD

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Guillaume married Madeleine GRAVEL 30 July 1764 in Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine GRAVEL was born 17 September 1738 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Madeleine died 14 April 1777 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Madeleine was the child of Ignace GRAVEL and Madeleine BRANCONNIER.

Guillaume ROY died 29 March 1800 in Beaumont, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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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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Madeleine GRAVEL
Marriage date: 30 July 1764
Marriage place: Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine GRAVEL was the child of Ignace GRAVEL and Madeleine BRANCONNIER

Children of Guillaume ROY and Madeleine GRAVEL

Charlotte ROY

Born: 3 March 1772, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 April 1827, Beaumont, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste TURGEON 16 January 1797 Place: Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

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Birth — 1740
10 February 1740
Beaumont, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Guillaume ROY and Madeleine GRAVEL 30 July 1764, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 24 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Charlotte ROY was born 3 March 1772, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Guillaume was 32 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.