Jacques ROY dit CHOIGNY

(b. 6 February 1695 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 28 May 1773 , Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jacques ROY dit CHOIGNY was born 6 February 1695 in Québec, Canada, New France

Jacques ROY dit CHOIGNY was the child of Joseph ROY dit CHOIGNY and Marguerite MARTIN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre MARTIN and Anne POITRON

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Jacques married Marguerite LALONGE 5 February 1719 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children. Marguerite LALONGE was born 2 July 1700 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marguerite died 1 October 1785 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marguerite was the child of Bertrand-Pierre LALONGE LEGASCON and Anne ÉTHIER.

Jacques ROY dit CHOIGNY died 28 May 1773 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Jacques ROY dit CHOIGNY

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Jacques ROY dit CHOIGNY married

Marguerite LALONGE-- Date: 5 February 1719 Place: Repentigny, Canada, New France
Marguerite LALONGE was the child of Bertrand-Pierre LALONGE LEGASCON and Anne ÉTHIER

Children of Jacques ROY dit CHOIGNY and Marguerite LALONGE:

Jean-Baptiste ROY (b.14 October 1721, Laval, Canada, New France d. 30 October 1792, Laval, Lower Canada )
m. Louise-Élisabeth PICOT (PICAULT) 10 February 1749 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Agathe ROY (b.17 April 1723, Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Pierre ROY 15 September 1749 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marguerite ROY (b.22 January 1725, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 20 November 1760, L'Assomption, Canada )
m. Joseph PICOT (PICOTTE) 22 January 1753 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Madeleine ROY (b.12 March 1731, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 21 November 1792, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre RATEL (RATELLE) 5 July 1762 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Geneviève ROY (b.23 February 1733, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 19 November 1805, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Louis BÉRARD dit LEPINE 22 February 1751 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Therese ROY dite CHOUIGNY (b.19 January 1737, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Michel JANOT dit LACHAPELLE 19 April 1762 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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1695 Birth
6 February 1695
Québec, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1719 Marriage / Partner
Jacques ROY dit CHOIGNY and Marguerite LALONGE 5 February 1719, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 24 years old.

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

1721 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROY was born 14 October 1721, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Jacques was 26 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Agathe ROY was born 17 April 1723, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Jacques was 28 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Marguerite ROY was born 22 January 1725, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jacques was 29 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine ROY was born 12 March 1731, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Jacques was 36 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève ROY was born 23 February 1733, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 38 years old.

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1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Therese ROY dite CHOUIGNY was born 19 January 1737, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 41 years old.

1749 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROY married 10 February 1749, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Louise-Élisabeth PICOT (PICAULT)

1749 Marriage of Child
Agathe ROY married 15 September 1749 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Pierre ROY

1751 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève ROY married 22 February 1751, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Louis BÉRARD dit LEPINE

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Marguerite ROY married 22 January 1753 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Joseph PICOT (PICOTTE)

1760 Death of Child
Marguerite ROY died 20 November 1760, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jacques was 65 years old.

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Therese ROY dite CHOUIGNY married 19 April 1762, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Michel JANOT dit LACHAPELLE

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine ROY married 5 July 1762, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Pierre RATEL (RATELLE)

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.

1773 Death
28 May 1773
Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 78.

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