Joseph ROY

Born

4 January 1745 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Died

24 January 1834 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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François-Noel ROY Thérèse ALLARD

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Born: 4 January 1745 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Father: François-Noel ROY

Mother: Thérèse ALLARD

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas ROY , Marie-Madelaine LEBLONDE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste ALLARD , Anne-Elisabeth PAGEOT (PAGEAU)

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Joseph married Josephte LECOUR 22 June 1778 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte LECOUR was born 21 June 1756 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Josephte died 5 October 1836 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Josephte was the child of Ignace LECOUR and Marie-Josephte TURGEON.

Joseph ROY died 24 January 1834 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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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Joseph ROY married

Josephte LECOUR
Marriage date: 22 June 1778
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte LECOUR was the child of Ignace LECOUR and Marie-Josephte TURGEON

Children of Joseph ROY and Josephte LECOUR

Thomas ROY

Born: 14 July 1794, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Died: 26 August 1867, Lambton, Canada East

Married: Madeleine RUEL 12 August 1816 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

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Birth — 1745
4 January 1745
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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.

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ROY and Josephte LECOUR 22 June 1778, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 33 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

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

1794 Birth of Child
Thomas ROY was born 14 July 1794, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 49 years old.

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

1816 Marriage of Child
Thomas ROY married 12 August 1816, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais) to Madeleine RUEL

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England