François ROY

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8 January 1691 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

21 August 1778 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre ROY Catherine DUCHARME

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Born: 8 January 1691 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre ROY

Mother: Catherine DUCHARME

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Madeleine TRUDEAU 27 August 1731 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Madeleine TRUDEAU was born 21 November 1711 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Madeleine died 20 February 1750 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Madeleine was the child of Charles TRUDEAU and Marie-Madeleine LOISEL (LOISELLE).

François ROY died 21 August 1778 in La Prairie, 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.

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François ROY married

Madeleine TRUDEAU
Marriage date: 27 August 1731
Marriage place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Madeleine TRUDEAU was the child of Charles TRUDEAU and Marie-Madeleine LOISEL (LOISELLE)

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Children of François ROY and Madeleine TRUDEAU

François-Amable ROY

Born: 19 July 1732, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Madeleine ROY

Born: 3 June 1734, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 12 June 1761, Montréal, Canada

Married: Nicolas LEFEBVRE 15 January 1753 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marguerite ROY

Born: 6 November 1735, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 19 January 1811, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine-Augustin HAMELIN 30 April 1753 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Barbe ROY

Born: 28 October 1737, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Catherine ROY

Born: 20 January 1739, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 29 June 1809, Montréal, Lower Canada

Pierre-Amable ROY

Born: 14 August 1740, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 24 November 1740, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise ROY

Born: 21 November 1741, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 2 August 1791, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Charles-François HAMELIN dit LAGANIÈRE 21 January 1760 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Married: Charles LEPAILLEUR 15 February 1762 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre-Amable ROY

Born: 24 December 1742, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: August 1743, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Charles ROY

Born: 5 December 1743, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 5 March 1749, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Charlotte ROY

Born: 4 November 1744, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 5 March 1749, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe ROY

Born: 7 January 1746, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 22 August 1827, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques HUBERT dit LACROIX 27 August 1769 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Marie ROY

Born: 8 March 1747, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 4 July 1747, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Archange ROY

Born: 1 September 1748, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: September 1748, Montréal, Canada, New France

Joseph ROY

Born: 5 January 1750, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 7 April 1796,

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Birth — 1691
8 January 1691
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1731 Marriage / Partner
François ROY and Madeleine TRUDEAU 27 August 1731, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 40 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
François-Amable ROY was born 19 July 1732, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François was 41 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Madeleine ROY was born 3 June 1734, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François was 43 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Marguerite ROY was born 6 November 1735, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François was 44 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Barbe ROY was born 28 October 1737, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François was 46 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine ROY was born 20 January 1739, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François was 48 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Pierre-Amable ROY was born 14 August 1740, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François was 49 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ROY was born 21 November 1741, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François was 50 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Pierre-Amable ROY was born 24 December 1742, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François was 51 years old.

1743 Death of Child
Pierre-Amable ROY died August 1743, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

François was 52 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Charles ROY was born 5 December 1743, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François was 52 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte ROY was born 4 November 1744, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François was 53 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe ROY was born 7 January 1746, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François was 55 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Marie ROY was born 8 March 1747, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François was 56 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Archange ROY was born 1 September 1748, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François was 57 years old.

1749 Death of Child
Charles ROY died 5 March 1749, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François was 58 years old.

1749 Death of Child
Marie-Charlotte ROY died 5 March 1749, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François was 58 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Joseph ROY was born 5 January 1750, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François was 59 years old.

1750 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine TRUDEAU died 20 February 1750, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Madeleine ROY married 15 January 1753, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Nicolas LEFEBVRE

1753 Marriage of Child
Marguerite ROY married 30 April 1753, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Antoine-Augustin HAMELIN

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise ROY married 21 January 1760, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Charles-François HAMELIN dit LAGANIÈRE

1761 Death of Child
Madeleine ROY died 12 June 1761, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François was 70 years old.

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise ROY married 15 February 1762, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Charles LEPAILLEUR

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.

1769 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe ROY married 27 August 1769, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Jacques HUBERT dit LACROIX

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.