Helene FORTIN

Born

23 May 1705 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

1 March 1773 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE Catherine BIVILLE

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Born: 23 May 1705 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE

Mother: Catherine BIVILLE

Paternal grandparents: Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE , Geneviève GAMACHE

Maternal grandparents: François BIVILLE dit LE PICARD , Marguerite PAQUET (PASQUIER)

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Helene married Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE 18 November 1721 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE was born 3 January 1693 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Jean-Baptiste died 27 September 1748 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Jean-Baptiste was the child of René LAVOIE (DELAVOYE) and Marguerite BOUCHARD.

Helene FORTIN died 1 March 1773 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Spouse & Children of Helene FORTIN

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Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE
Marriage date: 18 November 1721
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE was the child of René LAVOIE (DELAVOYE) and Marguerite BOUCHARD

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Children of Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE and Helene FORTIN

Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE

Born: 29 November 1722, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Louise LAVOIE

Born: 29 November 1722, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Joseph LAVOIE

Born: 20 April 1725, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Charlotte GAGNON 18 January 1745 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Dominique LAVOIE

Born: 2 June 1727, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 12 April 1805, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine-Rose SIMARD 7 January 1754 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

François LAVOIE

Born: 7 October 1729, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 25 January 1799, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Agathe GAGNON 24 January 1757 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Louis LAVOIE

Born: 29 November 1732, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 24 October 1805, Rimouski, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Julie-Judith SIMARD 10 January 1757 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Procule LAVOIE

Born: 9 February 1735, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 18 November 1769, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Augustin GIRARD 7 January 1754 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Michel LAVOIE

Born: 29 March 1737, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 23 December 1780, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite-Agathe GIRARD 31 January 1764 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Stanislas LAVOIE

Born: 13 August 1740, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 24 February 1804, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne DUVAL 26 October 1779 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Married: Ursule-Sophie-Victoire SIMARD dite LOMBRET 15 July 1782 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Edouard LAVOIE

Born: 16 December 1743, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine-Angelique GAGNON 17 January 1775 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marguerite LAVOIE

Born: 16 December 1743, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 7 July 1828, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre GAGNON 26 January 1762 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Geneviève LAVOIE

Born: 24 December 1745, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 2 July 1808, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Prisque SIMARD 31 January 1763 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

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Birth — 1705
23 May 1705
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1721 Marriage / Partner
Helene FORTIN and Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE 18 November 1721 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 16 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE was born 29 November 1722, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Helene was 17 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Louise LAVOIE was born 29 November 1722, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Helene was 17 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Joseph LAVOIE was born 20 April 1725, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Helene was 19 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Dominique LAVOIE was born 2 June 1727, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Helene was 22 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
François LAVOIE was born 7 October 1729, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Helene was 24 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Louis LAVOIE was born 29 November 1732, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Helene was 27 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Marie-Procule LAVOIE was born 9 February 1735, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Helene was 29 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Michel LAVOIE was born 29 March 1737, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Helene was 31 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Stanislas LAVOIE was born 13 August 1740, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Helene was 35 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Edouard LAVOIE was born 16 December 1743, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Helene was 38 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marguerite LAVOIE was born 16 December 1743, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Helene was 38 years old.

1745 Marriage of Child
Joseph LAVOIE married 18 January 1745, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Charlotte GAGNON

1745 Birth of Child
Geneviève LAVOIE was born 24 December 1745, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Helene was 40 years old.

1748 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE died 27 September 1748, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Dominique LAVOIE married 7 January 1754, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Madeleine-Rose SIMARD

1754 Marriage of Child
Marie-Procule LAVOIE married 7 January 1754, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Augustin GIRARD

1757 Marriage of Child
Louis LAVOIE married 10 January 1757, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Marie-Julie-Judith SIMARD

1757 Marriage of Child
François LAVOIE married 24 January 1757, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Marie-Agathe GAGNON

1762 Marriage of Child
Marguerite LAVOIE married 26 January 1762, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Pierre GAGNON

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Geneviève LAVOIE married 31 January 1763, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Louis-Prisque SIMARD

1764 Marriage of Child
Michel LAVOIE married 31 January 1764, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marguerite-Agathe GIRARD

1769 Death of Child
Marie-Procule LAVOIE died 18 November 1769, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Helene was 64 years old.

Death — 1773
1 March 1773
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 67.

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