Antoine Roy dit Desjardins & Marie Major

2520. Antoine ROY-DESJARDINS was born about Mar 1635 in St-Jean, Joigny, Burgundy, France. He was baptized on 23 Mar 1635 in St-Jean, Joigny, Burgundy, France. (2534) He served in the military in Jun 1665. (2535) Arrived in Quebec 18 Jun 1665 as a soldier in Froment's company, Carignan's regiment. He was a cooper in 1681 in Batiscan, Québec. He died on 10 Jul 1684 in Lachine, Québec.(2536) Assassinated by Julien Talua. He was married to Marie MAJOR on 11 Sep 1668 in Québec-ville, Québec.(2537) (2538) Marie was a "fille du roi", and brought with her goods worth about 300 livres.

2521. Marie MAJOR was born about 1640 in St-Thomas de Touques, Lisieux, Normandy, France. (2539) She was confirmed on 25 May 1669 in Québec-ville, Québec. She died on 8 Dec 1689 in Hôtel-Dieu, Québec. Children were:

child538 i. Pierre ROY-DESJARDINS.

For a detailed biography of Antoine Roy dit Desjardins and a listing of his descendants, see "Antoine Roy and His Descendants in France and Canada" by Pierre LeClercq on the website of Ken Roy.

 

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