René LAVOIE

Born

12 March 1727 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

26 July 1788 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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Michel LAVOIE Marie-Josephte FILION

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Born: 12 March 1727 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Michel LAVOIE

Mother: Marie-Josephte FILION

Paternal grandparents: René LAVOIE (DELAVOYE) , Marguerite BOUCHARD

Maternal grandparents: Jean FILION , Françoise SENARD

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

René married Marie-Agathe TREMBLAY 7 January 1754 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Agathe TREMBLAY was born 9 February 1736 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Marie-Agathe died 2 November 1808 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Agathe was the child of François-Xavier TREMBLAY and Marie-Reine DUFOUR.

René LAVOIE died 26 July 1788 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Spouse & Children of René LAVOIE

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René LAVOIE married

Marie-Agathe TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 7 January 1754
Marriage place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Marie-Agathe TREMBLAY was the child of François-Xavier TREMBLAY and Marie-Reine DUFOUR

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Children of René LAVOIE and Marie-Agathe TREMBLAY

René LAVOIE

Born: 21 January 1755, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 14 February 1817, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Joseph LAVOIE

Born: 4 November 1757, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 21 June 1838, Napierville, Lower Canada

Michel LAVOIE

Born: 20 January 1760, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada
Died: ,

Hippolyte LAVOIE

Born: 12 August 1762, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada
Died: 9 July 1832, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Emerentienne LAVOIE

Born: 12 October 1764, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 December 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Julien TREMBLAY 19 November 1787 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Felicite LAVOIE

Born: 6 September 1766, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 September 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Nicolas BOUCHARD 11 November 1795 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Gertrude-Francoise LAVOIE

Born: 20 November 1768, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Therese LAVOIE

Born: 12 February 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Anne LAVOIE

Born: 6 November 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 31 January 1808, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: François-Louis GAGNÉ 25 November 1794 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jerome LAVOIE

Born: 30 August 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie LEMIEUX 17 January 1815 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1727
12 March 1727
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
René LAVOIE and Marie-Agathe TREMBLAY 7 January 1754, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

He was 26 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
René LAVOIE was born 21 January 1755, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

René was 27 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Joseph LAVOIE was born 4 November 1757, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

René was 30 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Michel LAVOIE was born 20 January 1760, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

René was 32 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Hippolyte LAVOIE was born 12 August 1762, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

René was 35 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Emerentienne LAVOIE was born 12 October 1764, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

René was 37 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Felicite LAVOIE was born 6 September 1766, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

René was 39 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Gertrude-Francoise LAVOIE was born 20 November 1768, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

René was 41 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Therese LAVOIE was born 12 February 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

René was 45 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LAVOIE was born 6 November 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

René was 47 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Jerome LAVOIE was born 30 August 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

René was 51 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Emerentienne LAVOIE married 19 November 1787, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Louis-Julien TREMBLAY