François ROY

(b. 12 May 1709 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 5 October 1795 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada )

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François ROY was born 12 May 1709 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

François 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):

François married Marie-Charlotte CHAMAILLARD 8 March 1734 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Charlotte CHAMAILLARD was born 2 September 1714 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Marie-Charlotte died 8 May 1761 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHAMAILLARD and Marie MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE.

François ROY died 5 October 1795 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, 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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François ROY married

Marie-Charlotte CHAMAILLARD-- Date: 8 March 1734 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Charlotte CHAMAILLARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHAMAILLARD and Marie MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE

Children of François ROY and Marie-Charlotte CHAMAILLARD:

Marie-Josephe ROY (b.4 April 1738, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Louis DENIS dit ST DENIS 19 January 1761 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Angelique-Madeleine ROY (b.18 July 1755, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 25 January 1837, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada )
m. Sebastien-Hyacinthe CHOLETTE dit LAVIOLETTE 29 August 1768 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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1709 Birth
12 May 1709
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1734 Marriage / Partner
François ROY and Marie-Charlotte CHAMAILLARD 8 March 1734, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 24 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe ROY was born 4 April 1738, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

François was 28 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Angelique-Madeleine ROY was born 18 July 1755, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

François was 46 years old.

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe ROY married 19 January 1761, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Louis DENIS dit ST DENIS

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Charlotte CHAMAILLARD died 8 May 1761, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Angelique-Madeleine ROY married 29 August 1768, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Sebastien-Hyacinthe CHOLETTE dit LAVIOLETTE

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.