Grave has been located flag male ancestor  Thomas  ROY

  (b. 14 July 1794 Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada   d. 26 August 1867 Lambton, Canada East )  

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Thomas ROY was born 14 July 1794 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Thomas ROY was the child of Joseph ROY   and   Josephte LECOUR and the grandchild of: (paternal)  François-Noel ROY and Thérèse ALLARD (maternal)  Ignace LECOUR and Marie-Josephte TURGEON

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Thomas  married  Madeleine RUEL 12 August 1816 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine RUEL  was born 20 July 1797 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais).  Madeleine was the child of François RUEL and Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD.

Thomas ROY died 26 August 1867 in Lambton, Canada East .
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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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birth1794 Birth
14 July 1794
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
marriage1816 Marriage / Partner
Thomas ROY and Madeleine RUEL 12 August 1816, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

He was 22 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1818 Birth of Child
Genevieve ROY was born 30 June 1818, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Thomas was 23 years old.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
marriage1841 Marriage of Child
Genevieve ROY married 8 February 1841, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais) to Jean-Baptiste LANGLOIS
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
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.
death1867 Death
26 August 1867
Lambton, Canada East

He died at the age of 73.

Thomas is buried at: Saint Vital de Lambton Lambton Estrie Region Quebec, Canada
Added: 10/18/2016 2:10:55 PM - Updated: 11/30/2025 12:13:48 PM

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