Marguerite GONTHIER

Born

9 March 1739 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

15 July 1809 , Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada

Marguerite married Charles ROY 17 January 1757 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Charles ROY was born 20 June 1736 in Québec, Canada, New France . Charles died 27 January 1832 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada. Charles was the child of Charles ROY and Marie Anne MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) .

Parents & Family of Marguerite GONTHIER

Parents of Marguerite GONTHIER

Father

Pierre-Louis GONTHIER

Mother

Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE)

Grandparents of Marguerite GONTHIER

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste GONTHIER Geneviève ROY

Maternal grandparents

Joseph CASSE (LACASSE) Marie-Françoise BAZIN

m. Roy Charles

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite GONTHIER

Marguerite GONTHIER married

Charles ROY
Marriage date: 17 January 1757
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Charles ROY was the child of Charles ROY and Marie Anne MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT)

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Charles ROY and Marguerite GONTHIER

Francois ROY

Born: 8 March 1758, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Joseph ROY

Born: abt. 1759, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 25 August 1760, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada

Marguerite ROY

Born: 24 November 1761, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada
Died: 2 October 1792, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

Josephte ROY

Born: 18 March 1765, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 August 1832, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre FAUTEUX 6 February 1787 Place: Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada

Guillaume ROY

Born: 6 February 1767, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 January 1768, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph ROY

Born: 20 March 1769, Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Josephte ROY

Born: 13 June 1771, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Catherine ROY

Born: 1 June 1773, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste ROY

Born: 5 May 1775, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Augustin ROY

Born: 30 December 1778, Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 August 1854, Saint-Timothée, Canada East

Married: Marie-Marguerite CARDINAL 21 February 1803 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1739
9 March 1739
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1757 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite GONTHIER and Charles ROY 17 January 1757 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

She was 17 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Francois ROY was born 8 March 1758, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 19 years old.

1760 Death of Child
Joseph ROY died 25 August 1760, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 21 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marguerite ROY was born 24 November 1761, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 22 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Josephte ROY was born 18 March 1765, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 26 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Guillaume ROY was born 6 February 1767, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 27 years old.

1768 Death of Child
Guillaume ROY died 25 January 1768, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Marguerite was 28 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Joseph ROY was born 20 March 1769, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Marguerite was 30 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Josephte ROY was born 13 June 1771, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite was 32 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Catherine ROY was born 1 June 1773, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite was 34 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROY was born 5 May 1775, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marguerite was 36 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Augustin ROY was born 30 December 1778, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Marguerite was 39 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Josephte ROY married 6 February 1787, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre FAUTEUX

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Death of Child
Marguerite ROY died 2 October 1792, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 53 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1803 Marriage of Child
Augustin ROY married 21 February 1803, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada to Marie-Marguerite CARDINAL

Death — 1809
15 July 1809
Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 70.

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