Pierre ROY

(b. 23 October 1733 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 14 May 1804 , Beaumont, Lower Canada )

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Pierre ROY was born 23 October 1733 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Pierre 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):

Pierre married Agathe TURGEON 29 January 1759 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agathe TURGEON was born 5 February 1739 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Agathe died 9 December 1811 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Agathe was the child of Jean TURGEON and Marie-Madeleine MIMAUX (MIMEAU).

Pierre ROY died 14 May 1804 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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Pierre ROY married

Agathe TURGEON-- Date: 29 January 1759 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Agathe TURGEON was the child of Jean TURGEON and Marie-Madeleine MIMAUX (MIMEAU)

Children of Pierre ROY and Agathe TURGEON:

Marie-Marthe ROY (b.26 January 1773, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 July 1854, Longueuil, Canada East )
m. Aime TREMBLAY 13 August 1792 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

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1733 Birth
23 October 1733
Beaumont, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Pierre ROY and Agathe TURGEON 29 January 1759, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 25 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Marie-Marthe ROY was born 26 January 1773, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 39 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.