Jean-Baptiste ROY

(b. 15 January 1752 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 10 March 1834 , Saint-Césaire, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste ROY was born 15 January 1752 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste ROY was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROY and Madeleine TANGUAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste ROY and Claire CADRIN (CATRIN) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste TANGUAY and Marie-Madeleine SIMARD

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

Jean-Baptiste married Therese GAGNON 7 February 1774 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Therese GAGNON was born 11 June 1753 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Therese died 25 October 1829 in Saint-Césaire, Québec, Canada (St-Cesaire). Therese was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LACHANCE.

Jean-Baptiste ROY died 10 March 1834 in Saint-Césaire, 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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Jean-Baptiste ROY married

Therese GAGNON-- Date: 7 February 1774 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Therese GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LACHANCE

Children of Jean-Baptiste ROY and Therese GAGNON:

Joseph ROY (b.7 October 1775, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Madeleine LAMOTHE 25 November 1799 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1752 Birth
15 January 1752
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

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

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste ROY and Therese GAGNON 7 February 1774, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

He was 22 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Joseph ROY was born 7 October 1775, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Jean-Baptiste was 23 years old.

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.