François ROY dit LA PENSÉE

(b. 20 May 1677 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 4 December 1749 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France )

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François ROY dit LA PENSÉE was born 20 May 1677 in Montréal, Canada, New France

François ROY dit LA PENSÉE was the child of Jean ROY dit LAPENSÉE and Jeanne RICHECOURT dite MALTEAU

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

François married Catherine PLUMEREAU 17 June 1698 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Catherine PLUMEREAU was born abt. 1679 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Catherine died 9 January 1752 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Catherine was the child of Julien PLUMEREAU dit LATREILLE and Jeanne BARBIER.

François ROY dit LA PENSÉE died 4 December 1749 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Family and Children of François ROY dit LA PENSÉE

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François ROY dit LA PENSÉE married

Catherine PLUMEREAU-- Date: 17 June 1698 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Catherine PLUMEREAU was the child of Julien PLUMEREAU dit LATREILLE and Jeanne BARBIER

Children of François ROY dit LA PENSÉE and Catherine PLUMEREAU:

Francois ROY dit LA PENSÉE (b.17 March 1704, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 31 December 1775, Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Angelique BRAULT 7 January 1733 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Marguerite ROY dite LA PENSÉE (b.26 February 1706, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 4 August 1792, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Vincent-Mathieu GUAY (CASTONGUAY) 24 February 1727 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre ROY dit LA PENSÉE (b.abt. 1716, , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 October 1767, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Celeste LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS 7 February 1757 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jacques ROY (b.6 May 1722, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 15 February 1802, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne TABAULT (TABEAU) 7 January 1745 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)
m. Madeleine BOYER 27 April 1750 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1677 Birth
20 May 1677
Montréal, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Marriage / Partner
François ROY dit LA PENSÉE and Catherine PLUMEREAU 17 June 1698, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

He was 21 years old.

1704 Birth of Child
Francois ROY dit LA PENSÉE was born 17 March 1704, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

François was 26 years old.

1706 Birth of Child
Marguerite ROY dite LA PENSÉE was born 26 February 1706, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

François was 28 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1722 Birth of Child
Jacques ROY was born 6 May 1722, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François was 44 years old.

1727 Marriage of Child
Marguerite ROY dite LA PENSÉE married 24 February 1727, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Vincent-Mathieu GUAY (CASTONGUAY)

1733 Marriage of Child
Francois ROY dit LA PENSÉE married 7 January 1733, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Angelique BRAULT

1745 Marriage of Child
Jacques ROY married 7 January 1745, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Marie-Anne TABAULT (TABEAU)