Marie-Anne ROY

(b. 28 March 1725 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 20 June 1809 , Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne ROY was born 28 March 1725 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne ROY was the child of André ROY and Jeanne PÉLADEAU dite ST-JEAN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean ROY (LEROY) and Françoise BOUET (maternal) Jean PÉLADEAU dit ST-JEAN and Jeanne ROY

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

Marie-Anne married Antoine PROULX 16 January 1747 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Antoine PROULX was born 29 April 1726 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Antoine died 29 October 1901 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. Antoine was the child of Jacques PROULX dit LEPOITEVIN and Jeanne PILON.

Marie-Anne ROY died 20 June 1809 in Saint-Eustache, Lower 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.

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Marie-Anne ROY married

Antoine PROULX-- Date: 16 January 1747 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Antoine PROULX was the child of Jacques PROULX dit LEPOITEVIN and Jeanne PILON

Children of Antoine PROULX and Marie-Anne ROY:

Marie-Josephe-Marianne PROULX (b.17 May 1750, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Basile-Amable SAUVE 5 February 1770 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Antoine PROULX (b.15 December 1760, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada d. 16 July 1842, Saint-Eustache, Canada East)
m. Angelique ETHIER 2 August 1825 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

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1725 Birth
28 March 1725
Montréal, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne ROY and Antoine PROULX 16 January 1747, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

She was 21 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe-Marianne PROULX was born 17 May 1750, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Anne was 25 years old.

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

1760 Birth of Child
Antoine PROULX was born 15 December 1760, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Anne was 35 years old.

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe-Marianne PROULX married 5 February 1770, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Basile-Amable SAUVE

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.