François LAVOIE

Born

5 April 1709 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

23 February 1785 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques LAVOIE Angélique GARAND

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Born: 5 April 1709 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques LAVOIE

Mother: Angélique GARAND

Paternal grandparents: René LAVOIE (DELAVOYE) , Anne GODIN (GAUDIN)

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GARAND , Catherine LABRECQUE

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François married Marie-Madeleine SIMARD 25 June 1736 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Madeleine SIMARD was born 15 February 1718 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Madeleine died 3 November 1760 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Paul SIMARD and Geneviève GAGNON.

François LAVOIE died 23 February 1785 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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François LAVOIE married

Marie-Madeleine SIMARD
Marriage date: 25 June 1736
Marriage place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine SIMARD was the child of Paul SIMARD and Geneviève GAGNON

Children of François LAVOIE and Marie-Madeleine SIMARD

Madeleine-Marguerite LAVOIE

Born: 25 September 1737, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 3 February 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Etienne GAGNON 20 April 1761 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Apolline LAVOIE

Born: 23 December 1741, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 21 May 1826, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Married: Étienne TREMBLAY 29 January 1765 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph-Francois-Xavier LAVOIE

Born: 19 November 1745, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Emerentienne LAVOIE 17 November 1768 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Charlotte LAVOIE

Born: 11 April 1748, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 8 April 1795, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada

Married: Frederic-Moise TREMBLAY 24 July 1781 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Etienne LAVOIE

Born: 21 September 1750, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Julie-Zozine LAVOIE

Born: 2 April 1755, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 16 June 1785, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1709
5 April 1709
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

1736 Marriage / Partner
François LAVOIE and Marie-Madeleine SIMARD 25 June 1736, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

He was 27 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Madeleine-Marguerite LAVOIE was born 25 September 1737, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

François was 28 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Apolline LAVOIE was born 23 December 1741, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

François was 32 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Joseph-Francois-Xavier LAVOIE was born 19 November 1745, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

François was 36 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Charlotte LAVOIE was born 11 April 1748, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

François was 39 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Etienne LAVOIE was born 21 September 1750, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

François was 41 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Julie-Zozine LAVOIE was born 2 April 1755, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

François was 46 years old.

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine SIMARD died 3 November 1760, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

1761 Marriage of Child
Madeleine-Marguerite LAVOIE married 20 April 1761, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Etienne 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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Apolline LAVOIE married 29 January 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Étienne TREMBLAY

1767 Death of Child
Madeleine-Marguerite LAVOIE died 3 February 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 57 years old.

1768 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Francois-Xavier LAVOIE married 17 November 1768 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Emerentienne LAVOIE

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Charlotte LAVOIE married 24 July 1781, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Frederic-Moise TREMBLAY

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1785
23 February 1785
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 75.

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