Marguerite ROY dite LA PENSÉE

Born

26 February 1706 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

4 August 1792 , Montréal, Lower Canada

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François ROY dit LA PENSÉE Catherine PLUMEREAU

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Marguerite ROY dite LA PENSÉE was born 26 February 1706 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marguerite ROY dite LA PENSÉE was the child of François ROY dit LA PENSÉE and Catherine PLUMEREAU

and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean ROY dit LAPENSÉE and Jeanne RICHECOURT dite MALTEAU (maternal) Julien PLUMEREAU dit LATREILLE and Jeanne BARBIER

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Marguerite married Vincent-Mathieu GUAY (CASTONGUAY) 24 February 1727 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Vincent-Mathieu GUAY (CASTONGUAY) was born 21 August 1700 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Vincent-Mathieu died 2 December 1729 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Vincent-Mathieu was the child of Mathieu GUAY and Marguerite BALAN dite LACOMBE.

Marguerite ROY dite LA PENSÉE died 4 August 1792 in Montréal, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Marguerite ROY dite LA PENSÉE married

Vincent-Mathieu GUAY (CASTONGUAY)-- Date: 24 February 1727 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Vincent-Mathieu GUAY (CASTONGUAY) was the child of Mathieu GUAY and Marguerite BALAN dite LACOMBE

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Children of Vincent-Mathieu GUAY (CASTONGUAY) and Marguerite ROY dite LA PENSÉE

Pierre CASTONGUAY (b.26 November 1729, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 15 May 1811, Oka, Lower Canada )
m. Anastasie RISING (RAIZENNE) (SHOENTAKOUANI) 12 October 1750 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1706 Birth
26 February 1706
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1727 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite ROY dite LA PENSÉE and Vincent-Mathieu GUAY (CASTONGUAY) 24 February 1727, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 21 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Pierre CASTONGUAY was born 26 November 1729, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marguerite was 23 years old.

1729 Death of Spouse/Partner
Vincent-Mathieu GUAY (CASTONGUAY) died 2 December 1729, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1750 Marriage of Child
Pierre CASTONGUAY married 12 October 1750, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Anastasie RISING (RAIZENNE) (SHOENTAKOUANI)

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.

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.