Pierre ROY

Born

23 October 1733 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

14 May 1804 , Beaumont, Lower Canada

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Pierre-Bernard ROY Marguerite COUTURE dite LAFRESNAYE

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Born: 23 October 1733 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre-Bernard ROY

Mother: Marguerite COUTURE dite LAFRESNAYE

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume ROY , Angélique BAZIN

Maternal grandparents: Charles COUTURE dit LAFRESNAYE , Marie-Anne HUARD

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Pierre married Agathe TURGEON 29 January 1759 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agathe TURGEON was born 5 February 1739 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Agathe died 9 December 1811 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Agathe was the child of Jean TURGEON and Marie-Madeleine MIMAUX (MIMEAU).

Pierre ROY died 14 May 1804 in Beaumont, 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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Pierre ROY married

Agathe TURGEON
Marriage date: 29 January 1759
Marriage place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Agathe TURGEON was the child of Jean TURGEON and Marie-Madeleine MIMAUX (MIMEAU)

Children of Pierre ROY and Agathe TURGEON

Marie-Marthe ROY

Born: 26 January 1773, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 July 1854, Longueuil, Canada East

Married: Aime TREMBLAY 13 August 1792 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

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Birth — 1733
23 October 1733
Beaumont, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Pierre ROY and Agathe TURGEON 29 January 1759, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 25 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.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Marthe ROY was born 26 January 1773, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 39 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.