Josephte ROY

(b. 21 October 1756 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France d. 2 June 1831 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada )

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Josephte ROY was born 21 October 1756 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France

Josephte ROY was the child of Thomas ROY and Josephte GRONDIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Pierre ROY (LEROY) and Geneviève MALLET (maternal) Rene GRONDIN and Marie-Angélique ALBERT

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

Josephte married Louis POULIN 8 April 1771 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis POULIN was born 30 November 1753 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Louis died 9 April 1835 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Louis was the child of Pierre POULIN and Genevieve BOUCHER.

Josephte ROY died 2 June 1831 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, 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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Josephte ROY married

Louis POULIN-- Date: 8 April 1771 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis POULIN was the child of Pierre POULIN and Genevieve BOUCHER

Children of Louis POULIN and Josephte ROY:

Marie-Josephte POULIN (b.30 August 1773, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 February 1841, Beauceville, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste BUSQUE 24 June 1800 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

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1756 Birth
21 October 1756
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Josephte ROY and Louis POULIN 8 April 1771, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

She was 14 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte POULIN was born 30 August 1773, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 16 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.