Françoise ROY

(b. 27 January 1743 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 12 August 1780 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Françoise ROY was born 27 January 1743 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Françoise ROY was the child of François-Noel ROY and Thérèse ALLARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas ROY and Marie-Madelaine LEBLONDE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste ALLARD and Anne-Elisabeth PAGEOT (PAGEAU)

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

Françoise married Jean-Baptiste-Bernard ELIE dit BRETON 10 April 1769 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste-Bernard ELIE dit BRETON was born 2 October 1739 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste-Bernard died 3 April 1820 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste-Bernard was the child of Jean ELIE dit BRETON and Elisabeth-Isabelle NADEAU.

Françoise ROY died 12 August 1780 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, 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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Françoise ROY married

Jean-Baptiste-Bernard ELIE dit BRETON-- Date: 10 April 1769 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste-Bernard ELIE dit BRETON was the child of Jean ELIE dit BRETON and Elisabeth-Isabelle NADEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste-Bernard ELIE dit BRETON and Françoise ROY:

Françoise ELIE dite BRETON (b.9 March 1778, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Roger RENAUD 21 July 1801 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1743 Birth
27 January 1743
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Françoise ROY and Jean-Baptiste-Bernard ELIE dit BRETON 10 April 1769, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

She was 26 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.