Joseph
ROY
(b.
26 November 1755
,
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
d.
5 July 1830
,
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph ROY was born 26 November 1755 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Joseph ROY was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROY and Madeleine TANGUAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste ROY and Claire CADRIN (CATRIN) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste TANGUAY and Marie-Madeleine SIMARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Geneviève BOULET 21 February 1786 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Geneviève BOULET was born 4 April 1763 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Geneviève was the child of Jean-Marie BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Anne FORTIER.
Joseph ROY died 5 July 1830 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Joseph appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Family and Children of Joseph ROY
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Geneviève BOULET-- Date: 21 February 1786 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
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Geneviève BOULET was the child of Jean-Marie BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Anne FORTIER
Children of Joseph ROY and Geneviève BOULET:
Marie-Reine ROY (b.abt. 1788, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Basile DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD 10 November 1812 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)
Genevieve ROY (b.abt. 1791, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Gervais LACASSE 5 July 1819 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste ROY (b.abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Sara GAUMOND 2 July 1844 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada
Geneviève BOULET-- Date: 21 February 1786 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Geneviève BOULET was the child of Jean-Marie BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Anne FORTIER
Children of Joseph ROY and Geneviève BOULET:
Marie-Reine ROY (b.abt. 1788, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )m. Basile DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD 10 November 1812 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)
Genevieve ROY (b.abt. 1791, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )m. Gervais LACASSE 5 July 1819 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste ROY (b.abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )m. Marie-Sara GAUMOND 2 July 1844 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada
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1755 Birth 26 November 1755
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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)
1786 Marriage / PartnerJoseph ROY and Geneviève BOULET 21 February 1786, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)
He was 30 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1812 Marriage of ChildMarie-Reine ROY married 10 November 1812, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Basile DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1819 Marriage of ChildGenevieve ROY married 5 July 1819, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Gervais LACASSE
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1830 Death 5 July 1830
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 74.
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