Geneviève ROY

Born

27 December 1701 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

2 December 1778 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean ROY (LEROY)Catherine NADEAU

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Born: 27 December 1701 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Jean ROY (LEROY)

Mother: Catherine NADEAU

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas ROY , Jeanne LELIEVRE

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Osanny NADEAU dit LAVIGNE , Marguerite ABRAHAM

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Geneviève married Ignace RUEL 16 November 1722 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ignace RUEL was born 27 June 1698 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Ignace died 24 November 1770 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Ignace was the child of Clement RUEL and Marguerite LECLERC.

Geneviève ROY died 2 December 1778 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Ignace RUEL
Marriage date: 16 November 1722
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Ignace RUEL was the child of Clement RUEL and Marguerite LECLERC

Children of Ignace RUEL and Geneviève ROY

Ignace RUEL

Born: 27 September 1723, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 29 August 1805, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Elisabeth PAQUET 9 November 1750 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

François RUEL

Born: 16 June 1739, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 15 March 1821, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Francoise-Louise GODBOUT 4 February 1765 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1701
27 December 1701
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1722 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève ROY and Ignace RUEL 16 November 1722, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Ignace RUEL was born 27 September 1723, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 21 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
François RUEL was born 16 June 1739, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 37 years old.

1750 Marriage of Child
Ignace RUEL married 9 November 1750, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Elisabeth PAQUET

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 of Child
François RUEL married 4 February 1765, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marie-Francoise-Louise GODBOUT

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ignace RUEL died 24 November 1770, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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.