Marie-Josephe ROY

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7 March 1746 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

27 December 1827 , Saint-François-d'Assise, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada

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Joseph ROY Marie-Louise GAGNON

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Born: 7 March 1746 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph ROY

Mother: Marie-Louise GAGNON

Paternal grandparents: Jean ROY , Agnès GAGNON

Maternal grandparents: Joseph GAGNON , Agathe BELANGER

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Marie-Josephe married Basile VEILLEUX 2 March 1767 in Saint-François-d'Assise, Rigaud-De Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Basile VEILLEUX was born 15 March 1748 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Basile died 10 June 1826 in Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce). Basile was the child of Rene-Augustin VEILLEUX (VERIEUL) and Francoise QUIRION (QUERILLON).

Marie-Josephe ROY died 27 December 1827 in Saint-François-d'Assise, Dorchester, Quebec, 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-Josephe ROY married

Basile VEILLEUX
Marriage date: 2 March 1767
Marriage place: Saint-François-d'Assise, Rigaud-De Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada
Basile VEILLEUX was the child of Rene-Augustin VEILLEUX (VERIEUL) and Francoise QUIRION (QUERILLON)

Children of Basile VEILLEUX and Marie-Josephe ROY

Marguerite VEILLEUX

Born: 25 July 1781, Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 October 1824, Beauceville, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste DROUIN 10 February 1805 Place: Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)

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Birth — 1746
7 March 1746
Charlesbourg, Québec, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe ROY and Basile VEILLEUX 2 March 1767, Saint-François-d'Assise, Rigaud-De Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada

She was 21 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.

1781 Birth of Child
Marguerite VEILLEUX was born 25 July 1781, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Marie-Josephe was 35 years old.

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)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1805 Marriage of Child
Marguerite VEILLEUX married 10 February 1805, Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce) to Jean-Baptiste DROUIN

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Death of Child
Marguerite VEILLEUX died 24 October 1824, Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)

Marie-Josephe was 78 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Death of Spouse/Partner
Basile VEILLEUX died 10 June 1826, Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)

Death — 1827
27 December 1827
Saint-François-d'Assise, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada
She died at the age of 81.

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