Jean
ROY
Born
abt. 1705
,
France
Died
17 June 1780
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
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Born: abt. 1705 in France
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Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1735.
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Jean married Geneviève LACOMBE 6 February 1735 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . Geneviève LACOMBE was born 17 January 1700 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Geneviève died 12 April 1736 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Geneviève was the child of Jean LACOMBE and Marie-Charlotte MILLET dite BEAUSSERON.
Jean married (2) Marie-Françoise MENARD 14 April 1738 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Françoise MENARD was born 23 February 1720 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Françoise died 20 January 1781 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Françoise was the child of François-Marie MENARD and Marie-Jeanne CHARPENTIER.
Jean ROY died 17 June 1780 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada.
son of Leonard Roy and Jeanne Beau
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of Jean ROY
Jean ROY married 
Geneviève LACOMBE
Marriage date: 6 February 1735
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Geneviève LACOMBE was the child of Jean LACOMBE and Marie-Charlotte MILLET dite BEAUSSERON
Geneviève LACOMBEMarriage date: 6 February 1735
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Geneviève LACOMBE was the child of Jean LACOMBE and Marie-Charlotte MILLET dite BEAUSSERON
Marriage notes:
Sainte-Trinité
Children of Jean ROY and Geneviève LACOMBE
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Jean ROY married Marie-Françoise MENARD
Marriage date: 14 April 1738
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise MENARD was the child of François-Marie MENARD and Marie-Jeanne CHARPENTIER
Marie-Françoise MENARDMarriage date: 14 April 1738
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise MENARD was the child of François-Marie MENARD and Marie-Jeanne CHARPENTIER
Marriage notes:
Sainte-Trinité
Children of Jean ROY and Marie-Françoise MENARD
Jeanne ROYBorn: 16 November 1749, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 19 March 1793, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 19 March 1793, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Married: Louis LEDOUX 16 September 1771 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Marie-Marguerite ROYBorn: 14 April 1756, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 4 July 1808, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: 4 July 1808, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Married: Pierre-Charles LABRECHE 5 August 1776 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
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1735 Marriage / PartnerJean ROY and Geneviève LACOMBE 6 February 1735, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
1736 Death of Spouse/PartnerGeneviève LACOMBE died 12 April 1736, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*
1738 Marriage / PartnerJean ROY and Marie-Françoise MENARD 14 April 1738, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
1749 Birth of ChildJeanne ROY was born 16 November 1749, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
1756 Birth of ChildMarie-Marguerite ROY was born 14 April 1756, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
1771 Marriage of ChildJeanne ROY married 16 September 1771, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Louis LEDOUX
1776 Marriage of ChildMarie-Marguerite ROY married 5 August 1776, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Pierre-Charles LABRECHE
Death — 178017 June 1780
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
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