Joseph ROY

Born

26 November 1755 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

5 July 1830 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Joseph ROY

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Born: 26 November 1755 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph ROY

Father

Jean-Baptiste ROY

Mother

Madeleine TANGUAY

Grandparents of Joseph ROY

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste ROY Claire CADRIN (CATRIN)

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste TANGUAY Marie-Madeleine SIMARD

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

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, Province of Québec, Canada . 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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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph ROY

Joseph ROY married

Geneviève BOULET
Marriage date: 21 February 1786
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Geneviève BOULET was the child of Jean-Marie BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Anne FORTIER

Children of Joseph ROY and Geneviève BOULET

Marie-Reine ROY

Born: abt. 1788, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Basile DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD 10 November 1812 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Genevieve ROY

Born: abt. 1791, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Gervais LACASSE 5 July 1819 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste ROY

Born: abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Sara GAUMOND 2 July 1844 Place: Saint-Vallier, Canada East

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Birth — 1755
26 November 1755
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

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.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 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.

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)

1812 Marriage of Child
Marie-Reine ROY married 10 November 1812, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada to Basile DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD

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.

1819 Marriage of Child
Genevieve ROY married 5 July 1819, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada to Gervais LACASSE

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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

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

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)