Anne Madeleine ROY

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abt. 1752 , Acadia, Canada

Died

2 February 1800 , Sorel, Lower Canada

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René Renaud ROY Marie Josephe DAIGLE

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Born: abt. 1752 in Acadia, Canada

Father: René Renaud ROY

Mother: Marie Josephe DAIGLE

Paternal grandparents: Jean ROY , Marie Christine HAUTBOIS dite DUBOIS

Maternal grandparents: Joseph Simon DAIGRE (DAIGLE) , Madeleine GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

Anne Madeleine was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Anne Madeleine married Jean Baptiste BENOIT 10 February 1777 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean Baptiste BENOIT was born abt. 1750 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Jean Baptiste was the child of Claude BENOIT and Anne Helene GIROUARD.

Anne Madeleine ROY died 2 February 1800 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Anne Madeleine ROY married

Jean Baptiste BENOIT
Marriage date: 10 February 1777
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean Baptiste BENOIT was the child of Claude BENOIT and Anne Helene GIROUARD

Children of Jean Baptiste BENOIT and Anne Madeleine ROY

Jean-Baptiste BENOIT

Born: 7 July 1779, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 August 1809, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise PLANTE 25 February 1805 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite BENOIT

Born: 18 February 1781, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 August 1856, Saint-Ours, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste ARPIN 22 September 1800 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Hyacinthe BENOIT

Born: abt. 1793, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charlotte PAGÉ dite ST-ANTOINE 9 August 1813 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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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.

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.