Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS

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23 December 1727 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Died

19 January 1770 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS Marie-Anne-Bouchard DESERRE

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Born: 23 December 1727 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS

Mother: Marie-Anne-Bouchard DESERRE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER , Marie-Anne MARTIN

Maternal grandparents: François DESERRE , Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD

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Jean-Baptiste married Josephte PARADIS 13 September 1750 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Josephte PARADIS was born 5 April 1732 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Josephte died 18 December 1802 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Josephte was the child of Gabriel PARADIS and Marie-Anne CÔTÉ.

Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS died 19 January 1770 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, 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
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Spouse & Children of Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS

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Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS married

Josephte PARADIS
Marriage date: 13 September 1750
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Josephte PARADIS was the child of Gabriel PARADIS and Marie-Anne CÔTÉ

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Name: Jean-Baptiste Roy

Relationship to Head: Enfant (Child)

Baptism Date: 24 déc. 1727 (24 Dec 1727)

Baptism Place: Kamouraska

Father: Pierre Roy

Mother: Maire Bouchard

Spouse(s): Marie-Joseph Paradis

Marriage Date: 1750

Burial Date: 11 janv. 1770 (11 Jan 1770)

Burial Place: Kamouraska

Source Citation

Volume: Vol. 7 Sect. 1 : Rob-Tra; Page: 75

Source Information

Ancestry.com. Quebec, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection), 1608-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Children:

Jean-Baptiste Roy b. 02 Dec 1751 d. 01 Feb 1836 m. Marie Miville

Marie-Suzanne Roy b. 21 May 1753 d. 29 Oct 1776 m. Pierre Levasseur

Agathe Roy b. 26 Sep 1755 m. Augustin Morin

Marie-Catherine Roy b. 13 Dec 1760 d. 02 Feb 1792 m. Joseph Pellerin

Madeleine Desjardins b. 04 Jul 1762 m. Firmin Benoit

Pierre Roy b. 24 May 1767 m. Therese Lizotte

Children of Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS and Josephte PARADIS

Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS

Born: 2 December 1751, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 1 February 1836, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Marie MIVILLE dite DESCHENES 3 November 1778 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marie-Suzanne ROY dite DESJARDINS

Born: 21 May 1753, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 29 October 1776, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre LEVASSEUR 30 September 1771 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS

Born: 4 July 1762, Kamouraska, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Firmin BENOIT 25 June 1787 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS

Born: 24 May 1767, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Thérèse LIZOTTE 15 April 1799 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1727
23 December 1727
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS and Josephte PARADIS 13 September 1750, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 22 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 2 December 1751, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 23 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Suzanne ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 21 May 1753, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 4 July 1762, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 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.