Louis ROY

(b. 4 December 1756 , Saint-Constant, Canada, New France d. 27 April 1807 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada )

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Louis ROY was born 4 December 1756 in Saint-Constant, Canada, New France

Louis ROY was the child of Louis-Laurent ROY and Catherine BOURDEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Andre ROY and Suzanne GOURDON dite LACHASSE (maternal) Joseph BOURDEAU and Marguerite GUERIN

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

Louis married Marie-Louise LEMIEUX 30 July 1787 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise LEMIEUX was born abt. 1765 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Louise was the child of Pierre LEMIEUX and Agathe ST-YVES.

Louis ROY died 27 April 1807 in Saint-Constant, 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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Louis ROY married

Marie-Louise LEMIEUX-- Date: 30 July 1787 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise LEMIEUX was the child of Pierre LEMIEUX and Agathe ST-YVES

Children of Louis ROY and Marie-Louise LEMIEUX:

Marie-Louise ROY (b.2 November 1791, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. 28 May 1865, Roxton Falls, Canada East )
m. Elie BOUCHARD 21 October 1816 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Ambroise ROY (b.18 June 1805, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Rosalie THIBAULT 3 November 1829 in Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

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1756 Birth
4 December 1756
Saint-Constant, 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.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Louis ROY and Marie-Louise LEMIEUX 30 July 1787, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 30 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ROY was born 2 November 1791, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Louis was 34 years old.

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

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

1805 Birth of Child
Ambroise ROY was born 18 June 1805, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Louis was 48 years old.