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  (b. 26 November 1755 Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France   d. 5 July 1830 Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )  

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Joseph ROY was born 26 November 1755 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Joseph ROY was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROY   and   Madeleine TANGUAY and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste ROY and Claire CADRIN (CATRIN) (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste TANGUAY and Marie-Madeleine SIMARD

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Joseph  married  Geneviève BOULET 21 February 1786 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children. Geneviève BOULET  was born 4 April 1763 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud).  Geneviève was the child of Jean-Marie BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Anne FORTIER.

Joseph ROY died 5 July 1830 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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birth1755 Birth
26 November 1755
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1786 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ROY and Geneviève BOULET 21 February 1786, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

He was 30 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1812 Marriage of Child
Marie-Reine ROY married 10 November 1812, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Basile DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
marriage1819 Marriage of Child
Genevieve ROY married 5 July 1819, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Gervais LACASSE
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
death1830 Death
5 July 1830
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 74.
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