Antoine
ROI dit PORTELANCE (ROY)
(b.
2 March 1819
,
Beauharnois, Lower Canada
d.
1 June 1905
,
Minnesota, USA
)
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ROI dit PORTELANCE (ROY) Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!
Antoine ROI dit PORTELANCE (ROY) was born 2 March 1819 in Beauharnois, Lower Canada
Antoine ROI dit PORTELANCE (ROY) was the child of Jacques ROY dit PORTELANCE and Elisabeth HUNAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques ROY dit PORTELANCE and Geneviève BRAY (maternal) Joseph HUNAULT and Archange LEFEBVRESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Emelie MELOCHE 7 November 1843 in Saint-Timothée, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Emelie MELOCHE was born 25 March 1821 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Emelie died 15 January 1877 in Saint-Timothée, Québec, Canada (Beauharnois). Emelie was the child of Francois MELOCHE and Marie-Josephte THEORET.
Antoine ROI dit PORTELANCE (ROY) died 1 June 1905 in Minnesota, USA.
Fils adoptif de Jacques Roy et de Élisabeth Haineault
Biological parents unknown
Details of the family tree of Antoine appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
Family and Children of Antoine ROI dit PORTELANCE (ROY)
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Emelie MELOCHE-- Date: 7 November 1843 Place: Saint-Timothée, Canada East
Emelie MELOCHE was the child of Francois MELOCHE and Marie-Josephte THEORET
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Antoine ROI dit PORTELANCE (ROY) and Emelie MELOCHE:
Joseph Napoleon ROY (ROI) (b.4 September 1846, Saint-Timothée, Canada East d. 24 October 1935, Red lake falls, Minnesota, USA)
m. Philomene ST-AUBIN 29 January 1872 in Saint-Timothée, Québec, Canada (Beauharnois)
Emelie MELOCHE-- Date: 7 November 1843 Place: Saint-Timothée, Canada East Emelie MELOCHE was the child of Francois MELOCHE and Marie-Josephte THEORET
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Antoine ROI dit PORTELANCE (ROY) and Emelie MELOCHE:
Joseph Napoleon ROY (ROI) (b.4 September 1846, Saint-Timothée, Canada East d. 24 October 1935, Red lake falls, Minnesota, USA)m. Philomene ST-AUBIN 29 January 1872 in Saint-Timothée, Québec, Canada (Beauharnois)
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1819 Birth 2 March 1819
Beauharnois, Lower Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Marriage / PartnerAntoine ROI dit PORTELANCE (ROY) and Emelie MELOCHE 7 November 1843, Saint-Timothée, Québec, Canada (Beauharnois)
He was 24 years old.
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1843 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1846 Birth of ChildJoseph Napoleon ROY (ROI) was born 4 September 1846, Saint-Timothée, Québec, Canada (Beauharnois)
Antoine was 27 years old.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1872 Marriage of ChildJoseph Napoleon ROY (ROI) married 29 January 1872, Saint-Timothée, Québec, Canada (Beauharnois) to Philomene ST-AUBIN
1877 Death of Spouse/PartnerEmelie MELOCHE died 15 January 1877, Saint-Timothée, Québec, Canada (Beauharnois)
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1905 Death 1 June 1905
Minnesota, USA
He died at the age of 86.
Antoine is buried at: Huot, Red Lake County, Minnesota, USA
Added: 2/13/2017 10:13:30 PM
- Updated: 4/23/2023 5:29:58 PM
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