Marguerite ROY

(b. 9 July 1708 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 22 April 1771 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marguerite ROY was born 9 July 1708 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Marguerite ROY was the child of Noel ROY and Marguerite RABOUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas ROY and Jeanne LELIEVRE (maternal) Jean RABOUIN and Marguerite LECLERC

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste BLAIS 13 June 1726 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Jean-Baptiste BLAIS was born 10 February 1701 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 22 May 1780 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre BLAIS and Françoise BEAUDOIN.

Marguerite ROY died 22 April 1771 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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.
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1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Family and Children of Marguerite ROY

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Marguerite ROY married

Jean-Baptiste BLAIS-- Date: 13 June 1726 Place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste BLAIS was the child of Pierre BLAIS and Françoise BEAUDOIN

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Children of Jean-Baptiste BLAIS and Marguerite ROY:

Marguerite BLAIS (b.1 January 1729, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 9 November 1814, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE 20 November 1747 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Francoise-Genevieve BLAIS (b.31 August 1730, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 28 June 1804, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )
m. Guillaume LEMIEUX 11 May 1750 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marie-Josette BLAIS (b.2 May 1734, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 1 April 1770, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre GODIN 20 August 1753 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)
m. Antoine MARCEAU 20 October 1755 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Genevieve BLAIS (b.13 February 1736, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 10 February 1824, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )
m. Etienne-Urbain REMILLARD 1 August 1757 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marie-Louise BLAIS (b.8 September 1737, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 20 February 1832, Montmagny, Lower Canada )
m. Louis GEHU (GEGU) 18 February 1765 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Augustin BLAIS (b.14 June 1739, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 24 August 1823, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique MERCIER 7 October 1765 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Madeleine BLAIS (b.1 April 1741, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 7 April 1798, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Boniface AUBE dit LANGLOIS 15 November 1762 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Andre BLAIS (b.14 March 1743, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 3 February 1786, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marthe BLANCHET 26 October 1767 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste BLAIS (b.13 February 1745, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Anne MERCIER 7 January 1771 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)
m. Elisabeth BUTEAU 8 July 1788 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Francois BLAIS (b.20 November 1746, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 19 December 1826, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite BLANCHET 9 November 1772 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)
m. Marie-Marguerite ROY 11 January 1780 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Reine BLAIS (b.25 September 1748, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 7 December 1773, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Pierre-Francois BLANCHET 26 July 1767 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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1708 Birth
9 July 1708
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1726 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite ROY and Jean-Baptiste BLAIS 13 June 1726 , Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

She was 17 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Marguerite BLAIS was born 1 January 1729, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marguerite was 20 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Francoise-Genevieve BLAIS was born 31 August 1730, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marguerite was 22 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Marie-Josette BLAIS was born 2 May 1734, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marguerite was 25 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Genevieve BLAIS was born 13 February 1736, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marguerite was 27 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BLAIS was born 8 September 1737, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marguerite was 29 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Augustin BLAIS was born 14 June 1739, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marguerite was 30 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Madeleine BLAIS was born 1 April 1741, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marguerite was 32 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Andre BLAIS was born 14 March 1743, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marguerite was 34 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BLAIS was born 13 February 1745, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marguerite was 36 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Francois BLAIS was born 20 November 1746, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marguerite was 38 years old.

1747 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BLAIS married 20 November 1747, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Joseph BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine BLAIS was born 25 September 1748, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marguerite was 40 years old.

1750 Marriage of Child
Francoise-Genevieve BLAIS married 11 May 1750 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Guillaume LEMIEUX

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josette BLAIS married 20 August 1753 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Pierre GODIN

1755 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josette BLAIS married 20 October 1755 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Antoine MARCEAU

1757 Marriage of Child
Genevieve BLAIS married 1 August 1757, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Etienne-Urbain REMILLARD

1762 Marriage of Child
Madeleine BLAIS married 15 November 1762 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Boniface AUBE dit LANGLOIS

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 of Child
Marie-Louise BLAIS married 18 February 1765 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Louis GEHU (GEGU)

1765 Marriage of Child
Augustin BLAIS married 7 October 1765 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Angelique MERCIER

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Reine BLAIS married 26 July 1767 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Pierre-Francois BLANCHET

1767 Marriage of Child
Andre BLAIS married 26 October 1767, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Marthe BLANCHET

1770 Death of Child
Marie-Josette BLAIS died 1 April 1770, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 61 years old.

1771 Death
22 April 1771
Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 62.

Added: 9/7/2010 7:21:12 PM - Updated: 3/30/2022 5:04:19 PM