Joseph ROY

Born

23 May 1742 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

12 May 1806 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

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Pierre ROY Marie-Louise LEFEBVRE

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Born: 23 May 1742 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre ROY

Mother: Marie-Louise LEFEBVRE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre ROY , Marie-Angélique FAYE dite LAFAYETTE (LAFAILLE)

Maternal grandparents: Pierre LEFEBVRE , Marie-Louise BROSSEAU

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Joseph married Marie-Suzanne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE 30 January 1769 in Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Suzanne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE was born 22 August 1748 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Suzanne died 16 December 1807 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Marie-Suzanne was the child of Pierre VIAU dit LESPERANCE and Marie MENARD dite BELLEROSE.

Joseph ROY died 12 May 1806 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada.

m. Viau Marie-Suzanne

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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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Marie-Suzanne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE
Marriage date: 30 January 1769
Marriage place: Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Suzanne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE was the child of Pierre VIAU dit LESPERANCE and Marie MENARD dite BELLEROSE

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Joseph ROY

Born: abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie LERIGER dite LAPLANTE 18 September 1797 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1742
23 May 1742
La Prairie, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ROY and Marie-Suzanne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE 30 January 1769, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

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.