Marie-Anne ROY

(b. 4 May 1721 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 6 July 1777 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Anne ROY was born 4 May 1721 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne ROY was the child of Mathurin ROY and Marie-Anne LECLERC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Olivier ROY and Madeleine RENTIER dite COURCOUL (maternal) Robert LECLERC and Marie JALAIS

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

Marie-Anne married Pierre-François PARENT 18 February 1743 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre-François PARENT was born 21 July 1707 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Pierre-François died 7 September 1773 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Pierre-François was the child of Pierre PARENT and Marguerite BAUGIS.

Marie-Anne ROY died 6 July 1777 in Charlesbourg, Québec, 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.

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Marie-Anne ROY married

Pierre-François PARENT-- Date: 18 February 1743 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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Pierre-François PARENT was the child of Pierre PARENT and Marguerite BAUGIS

Children of Pierre-François PARENT and Marie-Anne ROY:

Marie-Anne PARENT (b.15 April 1753, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 4 October 1822, Grondines, Lower Canada )
m. Francois GUILBAULT dit HERAULT 3 February 1777 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

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1721 Birth
4 May 1721
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1743 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne ROY and Pierre-François PARENT 18 February 1743, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

She was 21 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PARENT was born 15 April 1753, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Anne was 31 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.

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre-François PARENT died 7 September 1773, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

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.