Guillaume ROY

(b. 6 September 1690 , La Durantaye, Canada, New France d. 28 March 1748 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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Guillaume ROY was born 6 September 1690 in La Durantaye, Canada, New France

Guillaume ROY was the child of Guillaume ROY and Angélique BAZIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas ROY and Jeanne LELIEVRE (maternal) Pierre-Marie BAZIN and Marguerite LEBLANC

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

Guillaume married Genevieve COUTURE 23 November 1712 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Genevieve COUTURE was born 4 February 1693 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Genevieve was the child of Charles COUTURE dit LAFRESNAYE and Marie-Anne HUARD.

Guillaume ROY died 28 March 1748 in Québec, Canada, New France .

m. Couture Genevieve

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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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Guillaume ROY married

Genevieve COUTURE-- Date: 23 November 1712 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Genevieve COUTURE was the child of Charles COUTURE dit LAFRESNAYE and Marie-Anne HUARD

Children of Guillaume ROY and Genevieve COUTURE:

Charles-Guillaume ROY (b.27 March 1714, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 29 May 1765, Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Louise GONTHIER 11 October 1734 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Marie-Josephte ROY (b.29 March 1716, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 25 April 1758, Beaumont, Canada, New France )
m. Joseph LABRECQUE 17 June 1734 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Joseph ROY (b.25 November 1719, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 8 December 1749, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER (GAUTHIER) 11 September 1741 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Marie-Louise ROY (b.18 July 1728, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 30 September 1808, Beaumont, Lower Canada )

Jean-Baptiste ROY (b.2 October 1730, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 22 June 1807, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )

Pierre ROY (b.16 November 1733, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 27 December 1798, Beaumont, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Charlotte ALLAIRE 11 February 1760 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

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1690 Birth
6 September 1690
La Durantaye, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1712 Marriage / Partner
Guillaume ROY and Genevieve COUTURE 23 November 1712 , Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 22 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Charles-Guillaume ROY was born 27 March 1714, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Guillaume was 23 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte ROY was born 29 March 1716, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Guillaume was 25 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Joseph ROY was born 25 November 1719, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Guillaume was 29 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1728 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ROY was born 18 July 1728, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Guillaume was 37 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROY was born 2 October 1730, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Guillaume was 40 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Pierre ROY was born 16 November 1733, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Guillaume was 43 years old.

1734 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte ROY married 17 June 1734, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Joseph LABRECQUE

1734 Marriage of Child
Charles-Guillaume ROY married 11 October 1734, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Marie-Louise GONTHIER

1741 Marriage of Child
Joseph ROY married 11 September 1741, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER (GAUTHIER)