Jacques ROY

Born

12 March 1740 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

30 September 1794 , Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada

Jacques married Desanges MAGUET (MAILLE) 14 January 1765 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Desanges MAGUET (MAILLE) was born 25 December 1743 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . Desanges died 28 July 1794 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada. Desanges was the child of Michel MAGUET and Elisabeth-Isabelle COURTEMANCHE .

Parents & Family of Jacques ROY

Parents of Jacques ROY

Father

Augustin ROY

Mother

Marie-Josephte THIBI

Grandparents of Jacques ROY

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Marin THIBI Marie LAMOTHE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jacques ROY

Jacques ROY married

Desanges MAGUET (MAILLE)
Marriage date: 14 January 1765
Marriage place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Desanges MAGUET (MAILLE) was the child of Michel MAGUET and Elisabeth-Isabelle COURTEMANCHE

Children of Jacques ROY and Desanges MAGUET (MAILLE)

Jacques ROY

Born: 14 October 1765, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Angélique LEBEAU 16 January 1792 Place: Terrebonne, Lower Canada

Marie-Josephte ROY

Born: 10 November 1770, Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 April 1814, Mascouche, Lower Canada

Married: Louis FORGET 9 February 1790 Place: Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Province of Québec, Canada

Augustin ROY

Born: 8 July 1772, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph-Marie ROY

Born: 2 October 1773, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Augustin-Marie ROY

Born: 2 October 1777, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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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

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Birth — 1740
12 March 1740
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Jacques ROY and Desanges MAGUET (MAILLE) 14 January 1765 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 24 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Jacques ROY was born 14 October 1765, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Jacques was 25 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte ROY was born 10 November 1770, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

Jacques was 30 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Augustin ROY was born 8 July 1772, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jacques was 32 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie ROY was born 2 October 1773, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jacques was 33 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.