Marie-Marguerite ROY

(b. 14 January 1759 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 25 April 1826 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Marguerite ROY was born 14 January 1759 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Marie-Marguerite ROY was the child of Jean ROY and Marguerite ROY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste ROY and Jeanne BIZEUX dite LAROSE (maternal) Michel ROY and Marguerite EMOND

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Marie-Marguerite married Francois BLAIS 11 January 1780 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Francois BLAIS was born 20 November 1746 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Francois died 19 December 1826 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Francois was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLAIS and Marguerite ROY.

Marie-Marguerite ROY died 25 April 1826 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada .

m. Blais Francois

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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.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marie-Marguerite ROY married

Francois BLAIS-- Date: 11 January 1780 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois BLAIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLAIS and Marguerite ROY

Children of Francois BLAIS and Marie-Marguerite ROY:

Francois BLAIS (b.24 May 1785, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Ferreol BLAIS (b.13 May 1787, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Augustin BLAIS (b.21 July 1791, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada d. , )

Marie-Angelique BLAIS (b.17 January 1794, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada d. , )

Andre BLAIS (b.10 July 1801, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada d. , )

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1759 Birth
14 January 1759
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite ROY and Francois BLAIS 11 January 1780 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Francois BLAIS was born 24 May 1785, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite was 26 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Ferreol BLAIS was born 13 May 1787, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite was 28 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Augustin BLAIS was born 21 July 1791, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite was 32 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique BLAIS was born 17 January 1794, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite was 35 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Andre BLAIS was born 10 July 1801, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite was 42 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)