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immigrant flag male ancestor  Nicolas  ROY

Born
25 May 1639 ,  St-Remy-de-Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France
Died
abt. 1691 ,  Québec Province, Canada
Nicolas  married  Jeanne LELIEVRE 1 February 1658 in Dieppe, France .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Jeanne LELIEVRE  was born 22 March 1634 in Honfleur, St-Léonard Calvados, France.  Jeanne died 11 January 1728 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France. 
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Parents & Family of Nicolas ROY

Parents of Nicolas ROY

Father
Louis ROY
Mother
Anne LEMAITRE (LEMAISTRE)

Grandparents of Nicolas ROY

Paternal grandparents
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Nicolas was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1662.
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Nicolas  married  Jeanne LELIEVRE 1 February 1658 in Dieppe, France .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Jeanne LELIEVRE  was born 22 March 1634 in Honfleur, St-Léonard Calvados, France.  Jeanne died 11 January 1728 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France. 
WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Poigneur

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Nicolas ROY

Nicolas ROY married immigrant flag female ancestor Jeanne LELIEVRE
Marriage date: 1 February 1658
Marriage place: Dieppe, France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

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PRDH has records of the baptisms of several of their children, the first one in Quebec in 1664

Children of Nicolas ROY and Jeanne LELIEVRE


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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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BirthBirth — 1639
25 May 1639
St-Remy-de-Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France
Invention 1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)
marriage1658 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas ROY and Jeanne LELIEVRE 1 February 1658, Dieppe, France

He was 18 years old.
1658 Birth of Child
Louis ROY was born 26 November 1658, , France

Nicolas was 19 years old.
1661 Birth of Child
Nicolas ROY was born 24 March 1661, Dieppe, France

Nicolas was 21 years old.
1664 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne-Élisabeth ROY was born 15 August 1664, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Nicolas was 25 years old.
1666 Canadian Census Quebec, Haute et Basse-Ville
Nicolas Roy, 23
Jeanne Lelievre, 26, sa femme
Louis, 7
Nicolas, 5
Noel, 3
Marie-Jeanne, 16 mois
Jean Briere, 24, boulanger, domestique engage

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
Invention 1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity
1668 Birth of Child
Anne LEROY was born 6 February 1668, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Nicolas was 28 years old.
1669 Birth of Child
Jean-Clement LEROY was born 12 October 1669, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Nicolas was 30 years old.
1670 Death of Child
Anne LEROY died 6 July 1670, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Nicolas was 31 years old.
1670 Death of Child
Jean-Clement LEROY died 13 July 1670, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Nicolas was 31 years old.
1671 Birth of Child
Elisabeth LEROY was born 18 May 1671, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Nicolas was 32 years old.
1674 Birth of Child
Jean ROY (LEROY) was born 8 July 1674, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Nicolas was 35 years old.
1678 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROY was born 20 October 1678, La Durantaye, Québec, Canada

Nicolas was 39 years old.
marriage1679 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne-Élisabeth ROY married 31 July 1679, Québec, Canada, New France to Jean GAUDREAU
1681 La Durantaye
Nicolas le Roy, 37 ans; Jeanne Lelieve, 40 ans; enfants: Guillaume, 14 ans; Elisabeth 10 ans, Jean, 8 ans, Baptiste, 3 ans; 1 fusil, 8 betes a cornes, 20 arpents.
Louis le Roy, 23 ans; 1 fusil, 3 arpents.
Nicolas le Roy, 20 ans; 1 fusil, 2 arpents.

Title Déliberations et mémoires de la Société royale du Canada
Author Royal Society of Canada
Publisher Royal Society of Canada., 1895
Original from Indiana University
Digitized Oct 28, 2008
Pages 11-12
marriage1682 Marriage of Child
Louis ROY married 20 May 1682, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France to Marie LEDRAN
marriage1686 Marriage of Child
Nicolas ROY married 18 November 1686, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Marie-Madelaine LEBLONDE
marriage1690 Marriage of Child
Noel ROY married 27 April 1690, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France to Jeanne-Thérèse CASSE (LACASSE)
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