Jean-Baptiste ROY

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10 September 1734 , Laval, Canada, New France

Died

28 April 1808 , La Présentation, Lower Canada

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Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER Marie-Charlotte DELUGRE

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Born: 10 September 1734 in Laval, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER

Mother: Marie-Charlotte DELUGRE

Paternal grandparents: Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS , Marie MAJOR

Maternal grandparents: Jacques DELUGRE , Catherine GENDREAU (GENDRON)

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Jean-Baptiste married Francoise CHARBONNEAU 12 August 1765 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Francoise CHARBONNEAU was born 23 July 1741 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Francoise died 30 July 1819 in La Présentation, Lower Canada . Francoise was the child of Jacques CHARBONNEAU and Elisabeth-Agathe MESSIER.

Jean-Baptiste ROY died 28 April 1808 in La Présentation, Lower Canada .

m. Charbonneau Francoise

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Francoise CHARBONNEAU
Marriage date: 12 August 1765
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Francoise CHARBONNEAU was the child of Jacques CHARBONNEAU and Elisabeth-Agathe MESSIER

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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 — 1734
10 September 1734
Laval, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste ROY and Francoise CHARBONNEAU 12 August 1765, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 30 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.