Pierre-Bernard ROY

(b. 2 February 1706 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 24 March 1783 , Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre-Bernard ROY was born 2 February 1706 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Pierre-Bernard ROY was the child of Guillaume ROY and Angélique BAZIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas ROY and Jeanne LELIEVRE (maternal) Pierre-Marie BAZIN and Marguerite LEBLANC

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Pierre-Bernard married Marguerite COUTURE dite LAFRESNAYE 20 November 1730 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite COUTURE dite LAFRESNAYE was born 26 September 1704 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marguerite died 20 April 1756 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marguerite was the child of Charles COUTURE dit LAFRESNAYE and Marie-Anne HUARD.

Pierre-Bernard married (2) Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE 8 November 1756 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 8 September 1704 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie died 28 April 1782 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie was the child of Nicolas AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Louise CHABOT.

Pierre-Bernard ROY died 24 March 1783 in Beaumont, 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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Pierre-Bernard ROY married

Marguerite COUTURE dite LAFRESNAYE-- Date: 20 November 1730 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Marguerite COUTURE dite LAFRESNAYE was the child of Charles COUTURE dit LAFRESNAYE and Marie-Anne HUARD

Children of Pierre-Bernard ROY and Marguerite COUTURE dite LAFRESNAYE:

Pierre ROY (b.23 October 1733, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 14 May 1804, Beaumont, Lower Canada )
m. Agathe TURGEON 29 January 1759 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Guillaume ROY (b.10 February 1740, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 29 March 1800, Beaumont, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine GRAVEL 30 July 1764 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Marie-Louise ROY (b.28 April 1745, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 13 January 1811, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste ROYER 1 August 1763 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Pierre-Bernard ROY married

Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE-- Date: 8 November 1756 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
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Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE was the child of Nicolas AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Louise CHABOT

Children of Pierre-Bernard ROY and Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE:

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1706 Birth
2 February 1706
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1730 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Bernard ROY and Marguerite COUTURE dite LAFRESNAYE 20 November 1730, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 24 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Pierre ROY was born 23 October 1733, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Pierre-Bernard was 27 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Guillaume ROY was born 10 February 1740, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Pierre-Bernard was 34 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ROY was born 28 April 1745, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Pierre-Bernard was 39 years old.

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Bernard ROY and Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE 8 November 1756, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 50 years old.

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite COUTURE dite LAFRESNAYE died 20 April 1756, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

1759 Marriage of Child
Pierre ROY married 29 January 1759, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Agathe TURGEON

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise ROY married 1 August 1763, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Jean-Baptiste ROYER

1764 Marriage of Child
Guillaume ROY married 30 July 1764, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Madeleine GRAVEL

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.