Catherine ROY

Born

11 May 1748 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

14 May 1785 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre ROY Marie-Louise LEFEBVRE

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Born: 11 May 1748 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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Catherine married Joseph PATENAUDE 4 August 1766 in Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph PATENAUDE was born 11 November 1745 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste PATENAUDE and Marie-Marguerite PAQUET dite LARIVIERE.

Catherine ROY died 14 May 1785 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Patenaude Joseph

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Catherine ROY married

Joseph PATENAUDE
Marriage date: 4 August 1766
Marriage place: Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph PATENAUDE was the child of Jean-Baptiste PATENAUDE and Marie-Marguerite PAQUET dite LARIVIERE

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1748
11 May 1748
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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Catherine ROY and Joseph PATENAUDE 4 August 1766 , Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

She was 18 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.