Marie-Anne ROY

Born

29 July 1738 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Died

31 May 1822 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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François-Marc ROY Marie-Anne FORTIER

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Born: 29 July 1738 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Father: François-Marc ROY

Mother: Marie-Anne FORTIER

Paternal grandparents: Noel ROY , Marguerite RABOUIN

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Noël FORTIER , Anne LECLERC

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Marie-Anne married Jean-Baptiste MERCIER 24 November 1755 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Baptiste MERCIER was born 18 May 1727 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Jean-Baptiste died 26 June 1767 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Pascal MERCIER and Madeleine BOUCHER.

Marie-Anne married (2) Jean-Hilaire BRISSON 25 January 1773 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Hilaire BRISSON was born 21 December 1742 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Jean-Hilaire died 9 May 1825 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Jean-Hilaire was the child of François-Charles BRISSON and Brigitte TREMBLAY.

Marie-Anne ROY died 31 May 1822 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, 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-Anne ROY married

Jean-Baptiste MERCIER
Marriage date: 24 November 1755
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Jean-Baptiste MERCIER was the child of Jean-Pascal MERCIER and Madeleine BOUCHER

Children of Jean-Baptiste MERCIER and Marie-Anne ROY

Jean-Baptiste MERCIER

Born: 8 January 1757, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 1 April 1840, St-Jean-Dorchester, Quebec, Canada

Married: Marie-Marguerite BOURDEAU 4 August 1783 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Eloi-Urbain MERCIER

Born: 25 February 1762, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada
Died: 13 May 1825, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Ursule-Anne JORDAN 13 August 1787 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Pascal MERCIER

Born: 29 March 1766, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 December 1833, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine GONTHIER 8 August 1796 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Marie-Anne ROY married

Jean-Hilaire BRISSON
Marriage date: 25 January 1773
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Hilaire BRISSON was the child of François-Charles BRISSON and Brigitte TREMBLAY

Children of Jean-Hilaire BRISSON and Marie-Anne ROY

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Birth — 1738
29 July 1738
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne ROY and Jean-Baptiste MERCIER 24 November 1755, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

She was 17 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MERCIER was born 8 January 1757, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 18 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Eloi-Urbain MERCIER was born 25 February 1762, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 23 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Pascal MERCIER was born 29 March 1766, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 27 years old.

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste MERCIER died 26 June 1767, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1773 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne ROY and Jean-Hilaire BRISSON 25 January 1773, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

She was 34 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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste MERCIER married 4 August 1783 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Marguerite BOURDEAU

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Eloi-Urbain MERCIER married 13 August 1787, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Ursule-Anne JORDAN

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Marriage of Child
Pascal MERCIER married 8 August 1796, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais) to Catherine GONTHIER

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

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

Death — 1822
31 May 1822
Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 83.

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