Jean-Baptiste ROY

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14 October 1721 , Laval, Canada, New France

Died

30 October 1792 , Laval, Lower Canada

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Jacques ROY dit CHOIGNY Marguerite LALONGE

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Born: 14 October 1721 in Laval, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques ROY dit CHOIGNY

Mother: Marguerite LALONGE

Paternal grandparents: Joseph ROY dit CHOIGNY , Marguerite MARTIN

Maternal grandparents: Bertrand-Pierre LALONGE LEGASCON , Anne ÉTHIER

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Jean-Baptiste married Louise-Élisabeth PICOT (PICAULT) 10 February 1749 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louise-Élisabeth PICOT (PICAULT) was born 27 August 1724 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Louise-Élisabeth was the child of Pierre PICOT dit BARRIÈRE and Madeleine BROSSEAU.

Jean-Baptiste ROY died 30 October 1792 in Laval, Lower Canada .
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Jean-Baptiste ROY married

Louise-Élisabeth PICOT (PICAULT)
Marriage date: 10 February 1749
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Louise-Élisabeth PICOT (PICAULT) was the child of Pierre PICOT dit BARRIÈRE and Madeleine BROSSEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste ROY and Louise-Élisabeth PICOT (PICAULT)

François-Marie ROY

Born: 11 July 1753, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne-Louise BOURDON 24 November 1777 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Louise ROY

Born: 7 August 1758, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 15 July 1822, Repentigny, Lower Canada

Married: Jean Baptiste BOUCHER 6 May 1782 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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Birth — 1721
14 October 1721
Laval, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste ROY and Louise-Élisabeth PICOT (PICAULT) 10 February 1749, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 27 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
François-Marie ROY was born 11 July 1753, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Louise ROY was born 7 August 1758, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 36 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.

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
François-Marie ROY married 24 November 1777, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marie-Anne-Louise BOURDON

1782 Marriage of Child
Louise ROY married 6 May 1782, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Jean Baptiste BOUCHER

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