Francois-Andronique ROY

Born

28 February 1736 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Died

4 June 1801 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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François-Marc ROY Marie-Anne FORTIER

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Born: 28 February 1736 in Saint-Vallier, 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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Francois-Andronique married Geneviève ROBERGE 27 November 1764 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Geneviève ROBERGE was born 8 January 1744 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Geneviève died 18 February 1825 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Geneviève was the child of Joseph ROBERGE dit LACROIX and Marie-Elisabeth COUTURE.

Francois-Andronique ROY died 4 June 1801 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada .
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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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Geneviève ROBERGE
Marriage date: 27 November 1764
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève ROBERGE was the child of Joseph ROBERGE dit LACROIX and Marie-Elisabeth COUTURE

Children of Francois-Andronique ROY and Geneviève ROBERGE

Marthe ROY

Born: 26 June 1768, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 February 1854, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East

Married: Jean LAINE dit LALIBERTE 22 February 1791 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Marie ROY

Born: 18 July 1776, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 June 1846, St-Anselme-de-Lauzon, Quebec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste NADEAU 4 February 1799 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Augustin ROY

Born: 22 July 1781, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 June 1808, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise-Ursule BREAULT (BRAULT) 5 January 1805 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1736
28 February 1736
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

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

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Francois-Andronique ROY and Geneviève ROBERGE 27 November 1764 , Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 28 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marthe ROY was born 26 June 1768, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Francois-Andronique was 32 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marie ROY was born 18 July 1776, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Francois-Andronique was 40 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Augustin ROY was born 22 July 1781, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Francois-Andronique was 45 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Marthe ROY married 22 February 1791, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais) to Jean LAINE dit LALIBERTE

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

1799 Marriage of Child
Marie ROY married 4 February 1799, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais) to Jean-Baptiste NADEAU

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