Joseph ROY

Born

12 April 1744 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

27 February 1818 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Joseph ROY Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER (GAUTHIER)

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Born: 12 April 1744 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph ROY

Mother: Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER (GAUTHIER)

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume ROY , Genevieve COUTURE

Maternal grandparents: Denis GONTHIER , Angelique NADEAU

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Joseph married Marie DANIEL 9 September 1765 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie DANIEL was born 31 December 1745 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie died 22 June 1809 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Jacob-Francois DANIEL dit THOMAS and Agathe THERRIEN.

Joseph ROY died 27 February 1818 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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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Marie DANIEL
Marriage date: 9 September 1765
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie DANIEL was the child of Jacob-Francois DANIEL dit THOMAS and Agathe THERRIEN

Children of Joseph ROY and Marie DANIEL

Joseph ROY

Born: 13 August 1766, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 December 1831, Napierville, Lower Canada

Married: Françoise LEBLANC 24 October 1791 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1744
12 April 1744
Beaumont, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ROY and Marie DANIEL 9 September 1765, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Joseph ROY was born 13 August 1766, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 22 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.