flag male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste  ROY

  (b. 22 February 1852 Saint-Raphaël, Canada East   d. 9 December 1933 Notre-Dame du Perpétuel Secours, Sorel, Quebec, Canada )  

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Jean-Baptiste ROY was born 22 February 1852 in Saint-Raphaël, Canada East

Jean-Baptiste ROY was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROY   and   Marie-Sara GAUMOND and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph ROY and Geneviève BOULET (maternal)  François GAUMOND and Victoire DUBÉ

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Jean-Baptiste  married  Marie DEGUISE 29 April 1872 in Sorel, Québec, Canada .  Marie DEGUISE  was born 11 April 1848 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).  Marie died 10 July 1895 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).  Marie was the child of Philippe-Pierre DEGUISE dit FLAMAND and Cecile RENAUD dite LOCAS.

Jean-Baptiste ROY died 9 December 1933 in Notre-Dame du Perpétuel Secours, Sorel, Quebec, Canada.
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Did You Know? 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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Jean-Baptiste ROY married flag female ancestor Marie DEGUISE-- Date: 29 April 1872 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada
Marie DEGUISE was the child of Philippe-Pierre DEGUISE dit FLAMAND and Cecile RENAUD dite LOCAS




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birth1852 Birth
22 February 1852
Saint-Raphaël, Canada East
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
marriage1872 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste ROY and Marie DEGUISE 29 April 1872, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 20 years old.
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1895 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie DEGUISE died 10 July 1895, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Kings and Queens1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
Invention In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
Kings and Queens1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England
Prime Minister of Canada1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1933 Death
9 December 1933
Notre-Dame du Perpétuel Secours, Sorel, Quebec, Canada

He died at the age of 81.
Added: 5/22/2016 11:53:03 AM - Updated: 2/6/2025 6:35:38 PM

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