Pierre ROY dit LA PENSÉE

(b. abt. 1716 , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 October 1767 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre ROY dit LA PENSÉE was born abt. 1716 in Québec Province, Canada

Pierre ROY dit LA PENSÉE was the child of François ROY dit LA PENSÉE and Catherine PLUMEREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean ROY dit LAPENSÉE and Jeanne RICHECOURT dite MALTEAU (maternal) Julien PLUMEREAU dit LATREILLE and Jeanne BARBIER

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Pierre married Celeste LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS 7 February 1757 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Celeste LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS was born abt. 1734 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Celeste died 15 April 1812 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) . Celeste was the child of Jean LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Marguerite MILLOT (MILOT).

Pierre ROY dit LA PENSÉE died 11 October 1767 in Montréal, 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.
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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Pierre ROY dit LA PENSÉE married

Celeste LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS-- Date: 7 February 1757 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Celeste LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS was the child of Jean LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Marguerite MILLOT (MILOT)

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Children of Pierre ROY dit LA PENSÉE and Celeste LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS:

Eugenie ROY dite LA PENSÉE (b.abt. 1764, , Québec Province, Canada d. 5 July 1847, Lachine, Montréal, Canada East )
m. Antoine BOYER 12 February 1781 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Pierre ROY dit LA PENSÉE and Celeste LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS 7 February 1757, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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.