Laurent ROY

(b. 7 August 1725 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 14 October 1796 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada )

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Laurent ROY was born 7 August 1725 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Laurent ROY was the child of Jacques ROY and Marthe Marguerite FRENCH and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ROY and Catherine DUCHARME (maternal) Thomas FRENCH and Mary Marguerite CATLIN

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

Laurent married Catherine CORDIER 22 April 1748 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Catherine CORDIER was born 11 May 1730 in France. Catherine died 13 December 1795 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur).

Laurent ROY died 14 October 1796 in Contrecœur, 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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Family and Children of Laurent ROY

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Laurent ROY married

Catherine CORDIER-- Date: 22 April 1748 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Children of Laurent ROY and Catherine CORDIER:

Marie-Anne ROY (b.21 October 1750, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 22 December 1831 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada )
m. Louis-Jacques TREMBLAY 25 July 1774 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Laurent ROY (b.11 February 1752, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 19 April 1829, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Elisabeth BRAULT (BRO) 11 August 1777 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François ROY (b.22 March 1754, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 4 September 1834, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Françoise-Rose BRO (BREAULT) 3 August 1778 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine ROY (b.12 May 1757, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph MENARD 2 March 1778 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Louise ROY (b.2 March 1760, Contrecœur, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste MARCHESSAULT 25 January 1780 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph ROY (b.23 January 1768, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Esther HÉBERT 26 January 1795 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1725 Birth
7 August 1725
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Laurent ROY and Catherine CORDIER 22 April 1748, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 22 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne ROY was born 21 October 1750, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Laurent was 25 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Laurent ROY was born 11 February 1752, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Laurent was 26 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Birth of Child
François ROY was born 22 March 1754, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Laurent was 28 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Catherine ROY was born 12 May 1757, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Laurent was 31 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ROY was born 2 March 1760, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Laurent was 34 years old.

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.

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph ROY was born 23 January 1768, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Laurent was 42 years old.

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne ROY married 25 July 1774 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Louis-Jacques TREMBLAY

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 of Child
Laurent ROY married 11 August 1777, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Elisabeth BRAULT (BRO)

1778 Marriage of Child
Catherine ROY married 2 March 1778, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Joseph MENARD

1778 Marriage of Child
François ROY married 3 August 1778, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Françoise-Rose BRO (BREAULT)

1780 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise ROY married 25 January 1780, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Jean-Baptiste MARCHESSAULT

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage of Child
Joseph ROY married 26 January 1795, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Esther HÉBERT