Basile ROY dit LAPENSÉE

(b. 16 March 1753 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 10 August 1832 , Beauharnois, Lower Canada )

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Basile ROY dit LAPENSÉE was born 16 March 1753 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Basile ROY dit LAPENSÉE was the child of Jacques ROY and Madeleine BOYER and the grandchild of: (paternal) François ROY dit LA PENSÉE and Catherine PLUMEREAU (maternal) Nicolas-Antoine BOYER and Louise PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR

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

Basile married Anne Marie HEBERT 24 November 1774 in Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anne Marie HEBERT was born 1 May 1746 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Anne Marie died 25 August 1846 in Saint-Timothée, Québec, Canada (Beauharnois). Anne Marie was the child of François HEBERT dit CANADIEN and Marie Anne ARSENAULT.

Basile ROY dit LAPENSÉE died 10 August 1832 in Beauharnois, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Basile ROY dit LAPENSÉE married

Anne Marie HEBERT-- Date: 24 November 1774 Place: Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada
Anne Marie HEBERT was the child of François HEBERT dit CANADIEN and Marie Anne ARSENAULT

Children of Basile ROY dit LAPENSÉE and Anne Marie HEBERT:

Catherine ROY dite LAPENSÉE (b.10 March 1779, Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 May 1871, Beauharnois, Québec, Canada)
m. Amable LEDUC 30 September 1799 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

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1753 Birth
16 March 1753
Lachine, Montréal, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Basile ROY dit LAPENSÉE and Anne Marie HEBERT 24 November 1774, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

He was 21 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.

1779 Birth of Child
Catherine ROY dite LAPENSÉE was born 10 March 1779, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Basile was 26 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1799 Marriage of Child
Catherine ROY dite LAPENSÉE married 30 September 1799, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) to Amable LEDUC

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England