Guillaume ROY

(b. 10 February 1740 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 29 March 1800 , Beaumont, Lower Canada )

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Guillaume ROY was born 10 February 1740 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Guillaume ROY was the child of Pierre-Bernard ROY and Marguerite COUTURE dite LAFRESNAYE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume ROY and Angélique BAZIN (maternal) Charles COUTURE dit LAFRESNAYE and Marie-Anne HUARD

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

Guillaume married Madeleine GRAVEL 30 July 1764 in Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine GRAVEL was born 17 September 1738 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Madeleine died 14 April 1777 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Madeleine was the child of Ignace GRAVEL and Madeleine BRANCONNIER.

Guillaume ROY died 29 March 1800 in Beaumont, 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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Guillaume ROY married

Madeleine GRAVEL-- Date: 30 July 1764 Place: Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine GRAVEL was the child of Ignace GRAVEL and Madeleine BRANCONNIER

Children of Guillaume ROY and Madeleine GRAVEL:

Charlotte ROY (b.3 March 1772, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 April 1827, Beaumont, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste TURGEON 16 January 1797 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

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1740 Birth
10 February 1740
Beaumont, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Guillaume ROY and Madeleine GRAVEL 30 July 1764, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 24 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Charlotte ROY was born 3 March 1772, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Guillaume was 32 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.