Elisabeth ROY

(b. 11 December 1720 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 23 February 1797 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada* )

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Elisabeth ROY was born 11 December 1720 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Elisabeth ROY was the child of Pierre ROY and Elisabeth-Isabelle CHARTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ROY and Françoise DAGENAIS (maternal) Guillaume CHARTIER and Marie FAUCON

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

Elisabeth married Antoine-Augustin PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR 6 February 1741 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine-Augustin PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR was born 3 September 1715 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Antoine-Augustin died 10 July 1764 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Antoine-Augustin was the child of Jean-Baptiste PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR and Thérèse POIRIER.

Elisabeth ROY died 23 February 1797 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Elisabeth ROY married

Antoine-Augustin PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR-- Date: 6 February 1741 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Antoine-Augustin PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR was the child of Jean-Baptiste PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR and Thérèse POIRIER

Children of Antoine-Augustin PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR and Elisabeth ROY:

Elisabeth PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR (b.30 May 1745, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 25 March 1832, Terrebonne, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD 9 November 1767 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

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1720 Birth
11 December 1720
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1741 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth ROY and Antoine-Augustin PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR 6 February 1741, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

She was 20 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Elisabeth PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR was born 30 May 1745, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Elisabeth was 24 years old.

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Antoine-Augustin PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR died 10 July 1764, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

1767 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR married 9 November 1767, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD

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.