Genevieve LAVOIE

Born

14 April 1768 , Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

29 September 1836 , Isle-aux-Grues, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Genevieve LAVOIE

Parents

2 recorded View parent relationships

Grandparents

4 recorded View grandparents

Spouses, Marriages & Children

1 recorded relationshipView family relationships

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: 14 April 1768 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Genevieve LAVOIE

Father

Pierre LAVOIE

Mother

Marie-Reine DUFOUR

Grandparents of Genevieve LAVOIE

Paternal grandparents

Michel LAVOIE Marie-Josephte FILION

Maternal grandparents

Bonaventure DUFOUR Marie-Elisabeth TREMBLAY

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

Genevieve married Marcel LEMIEUX 6 November 1792 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marcel LEMIEUX was born 16 January 1760 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada . Marcel died 8 September 1818 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada . Marcel was the child of Charles-Prisque LEMIEUX and Marie-Elisabeth BOULAY.

Genevieve LAVOIE died 29 September 1836 in Isle-aux-Grues, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Genevieve appear below.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Genevieve LAVOIE

Genevieve LAVOIE married

Marcel LEMIEUX
Marriage date: 6 November 1792
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada
Marcel LEMIEUX was the child of Charles-Prisque LEMIEUX and Marie-Elisabeth BOULAY

Children of Marcel LEMIEUX and Genevieve LAVOIE

Sophie LEMIEUX

Born: 20 July 1806, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada
Died: 14 February 1864, Isle-aux-Grues, Canada East

Married: Olivier VEZINA 24 November 1835 Place: Isle-aux-Grues, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Genevieve's Québec records.

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.

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Genevieve LAVOIE.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Genevieve LAVOIE.

How to read this timeline
Records about Genevieve LAVOIE and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Show:

Use these buttons to focus on the ancestor's own records or the wider historical context.

Birth — 1768
14 April 1768
Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve LAVOIE and Marcel LEMIEUX 6 November 1792, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

She was 24 years old.

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

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

1806 Birth of Child
Sophie LEMIEUX was born 20 July 1806, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Genevieve was 38 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.