Josephte ROY

(b. 25 December 1738 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 27 May 1785 , Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Josephte ROY was born 25 December 1738 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Josephte ROY was the child of Augustin ROY and Marie-Josephte THIBI and the grandchild of: (maternal) Marin THIBI and Marie LAMOTHE

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

Josephte married Jacques BERTRAND 11 October 1756 in Oka, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques BERTRAND was born 27 July 1730 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jacques died 28 September 1798 in Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes). Jacques was the child of Jacques BERTRAND and Marie-Louise DUMOCHEL.

Josephte ROY died 27 May 1785 in Saint-Eustache, 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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Josephte ROY married

Jacques BERTRAND-- Date: 11 October 1756 Place: Oka, Canada, New France
Jacques BERTRAND was the child of Jacques BERTRAND and Marie-Louise DUMOCHEL

Children of Jacques BERTRAND and Josephte ROY:

Marie-Josephte BERTRAND (b.14 May 1762, Oka, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph-Amable MENARD 2 March 1778 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

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1738 Birth
25 December 1738
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Josephte ROY and Jacques BERTRAND 11 October 1756, Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes)

She was 17 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte BERTRAND was born 14 May 1762, Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes)

Josephte was 23 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.

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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte BERTRAND married 2 March 1778, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Joseph-Amable MENARD

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)