Basile LAVOIE

Born

6 September 1733 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

28 February 1811 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Augustin LAVOIE Marguerite MICHAUD

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Born: 6 September 1733 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Augustin LAVOIE

Mother: Marguerite MICHAUD

Paternal grandparents: Jean-François LAVOIE , Marie-Madeleine BOUCHER

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste MICHAUD , Marie-Françoise DUPIL (DUPILLE)

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Basile married Elisabeth BECHARD 17 January 1757 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elisabeth BECHARD was born 18 October 1738 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Elisabeth died 24 May 1821 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Elisabeth was the child of Louis BÉCHARD and Catherine-Francoise GUENETTE.

Basile LAVOIE died 28 February 1811 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada .
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Basile LAVOIE married

Elisabeth BECHARD
Marriage date: 17 January 1757
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Elisabeth BECHARD was the child of Louis BÉCHARD and Catherine-Francoise GUENETTE

Children of Basile LAVOIE and Elisabeth BECHARD

Etienne LAVOIE

Born: 21 April 1761, Kamouraska, Canada
Died: 27 March 1828, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU 25 July 1785 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Barthelemy LAVOIE

Born: 30 July 1769, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 November 1847, Kamouraska, Canada East

Married: Marie-Thecle VAILLANCOURT 16 June 1794 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1733
6 September 1733
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Basile LAVOIE and Elisabeth BECHARD 17 January 1757, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 23 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Etienne LAVOIE was born 21 April 1761, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Basile was 27 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.

1769 Birth of Child
Barthelemy LAVOIE was born 30 July 1769, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Basile was 35 years old.

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Etienne LAVOIE married 25 July 1785, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Marriage of Child
Barthelemy LAVOIE married 16 June 1794, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Thecle VAILLANCOURT

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)