Pierre LAVOIE

Born

12 November 1731 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

31 January 1812 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Pierre LAVOIE

Parents

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Grandparents

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Spouses, Marriages & Children

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Born: 12 November 1731 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Parents of Pierre LAVOIE

Father

Augustin LAVOIE

Mother

Marguerite MICHAUD

Grandparents of Pierre LAVOIE

Paternal grandparents

Jean-François LAVOIE Marie-Madeleine BOUCHER

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste MICHAUD Marie-Françoise DUPIL (DUPILLE)

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

Pierre married Marie-Anne GAGNON 3 November 1756 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne GAGNON was born 19 April 1733 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 21 February 1810 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Francois GAGNON and Marie-Anne PELLETIER.

Pierre LAVOIE died 31 January 1812 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada .
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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre LAVOIE

Pierre LAVOIE married

Marie-Anne GAGNON
Marriage date: 3 November 1756
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

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Marie-Anne GAGNON was the child of Jean-Francois GAGNON and Marie-Anne PELLETIER

Children of Pierre LAVOIE and Marie-Anne GAGNON

Pierre-Charles LAVOIE

Born: 18 September 1757, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 17 March 1823, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Genevieve LAVOIE 18 November 1782

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Birth — 1731
12 November 1731
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LAVOIE and Marie-Anne GAGNON 3 November 1756, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 24 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Pierre-Charles LAVOIE was born 18 September 1757, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre was 25 years old.

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.

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.