Francois ROY dit LA PENSÉE

Born

17 March 1704 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

31 December 1775 , Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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François ROY dit LA PENSÉE Catherine PLUMEREAU

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Born: 17 March 1704 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: François ROY dit LA PENSÉE

Mother: Catherine PLUMEREAU

Paternal grandparents: Jean ROY dit LAPENSÉE , Jeanne RICHECOURT dite MALTEAU

Maternal grandparents: Julien PLUMEREAU dit LATREILLE , Jeanne BARBIER

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Francois married Angelique BRAULT 7 January 1733 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique BRAULT was born 29 December 1709 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Angelique was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRAULT dit POMANVILLE and Elisabeth BRUNET.

Francois ROY dit LA PENSÉE died 31 December 1775 in Lachine, Montréal, 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.

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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Francois ROY dit LA PENSÉE married

Angelique BRAULT
Marriage date: 7 January 1733
Marriage place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Angelique BRAULT was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRAULT dit POMANVILLE and Elisabeth BRUNET

Children of Francois ROY dit LA PENSÉE and Angelique BRAULT

Marguerite-Amable ROY

Born: 24 August 1739, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 24 June 1817, Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Louis TESSIER dit LAVIGNE 19 October 1761 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

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Birth — 1704
17 March 1704
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

1733 Marriage / Partner
Francois ROY dit LA PENSÉE and Angelique BRAULT 7 January 1733, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

He was 28 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Amable ROY was born 24 August 1739, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Francois was 35 years old.

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Marguerite-Amable ROY married 19 October 1761, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Louis TESSIER dit LAVIGNE

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.