Francois-Andronique ROY

(b. 28 February 1736 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 4 June 1801 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Francois-Andronique ROY was born 28 February 1736 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Francois-Andronique ROY was the child of François-Marc ROY and Marie-Anne FORTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noel ROY and Marguerite RABOUIN (maternal) Pierre-Noël FORTIER and Anne LECLERC

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

Francois-Andronique married Geneviève ROBERGE 27 November 1764 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Geneviève ROBERGE was born 8 January 1744 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Geneviève died 18 February 1825 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Geneviève was the child of Joseph ROBERGE dit LACROIX and Marie-Elisabeth COUTURE.

Francois-Andronique ROY died 4 June 1801 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, 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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Francois-Andronique ROY married

Geneviève ROBERGE-- Date: 27 November 1764 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève ROBERGE was the child of Joseph ROBERGE dit LACROIX and Marie-Elisabeth COUTURE

Children of Francois-Andronique ROY and Geneviève ROBERGE:

Marthe ROY (b.26 June 1768, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 February 1854, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East )
m. Jean LAINE dit LALIBERTE 22 February 1791 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Marie ROY (b.18 July 1776, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 June 1846, St-Anselme-de-Lauzon, Quebec, Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste NADEAU 4 February 1799 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Augustin ROY (b.22 July 1781, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 June 1808, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise-Ursule BREAULT (BRAULT) 5 January 1805 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1736 Birth
28 February 1736
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

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

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Francois-Andronique ROY and Geneviève ROBERGE 27 November 1764 , Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 28 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marthe ROY was born 26 June 1768, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Francois-Andronique was 32 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marie ROY was born 18 July 1776, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Francois-Andronique was 40 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Augustin ROY was born 22 July 1781, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Francois-Andronique was 45 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

1791 Marriage of Child
Marthe ROY married 22 February 1791, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais) to Jean LAINE dit LALIBERTE

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

1799 Marriage of Child
Marie ROY married 4 February 1799, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais) to Jean-Baptiste NADEAU

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