Louis-Marie LAVOIE

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16 October 1758 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Died

29 May 1828 , Rimouski, Lower Canada

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Louis LAVOIE Marie-Julie-Judith SIMARD

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Born: 16 October 1758 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Father: Louis LAVOIE

Mother: Marie-Julie-Judith SIMARD

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE , Helene FORTIN

Maternal grandparents: Pierre SIMARD , Françoise MEUNIER

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Louis-Marie married Genevieve GUIMOND 22 November 1785 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve GUIMOND was born 22 July 1769 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Genevieve died 19 February 1826 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Genevieve was the child of Claude-Joseph GUIMOND and Agnes-Anne-Elisabeth FORTIN.

Louis-Marie LAVOIE died 29 May 1828 in Rimouski, Lower Canada .
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Recorded occupation: Pilote

The pilote, an expert in navigation, was the person who maneuvered and guided a ship. He worked alongside the ship's captain, communicating the ship's position and possible dangers to navigation (currents, islands, reefs, shallow water, etc.). To do this, he used navigation instruments such as the compass or the sextant. He checked his instruments daily and noted any significant observations.
Source: tfcq.ca

Navigating the St. Lawrence: A Glimpse into the Life of a Pilote in 18th Century New France

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Louis-Marie LAVOIE married

Genevieve GUIMOND
Marriage date: 22 November 1785
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

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Genevieve GUIMOND was the child of Claude-Joseph GUIMOND and Agnes-Anne-Elisabeth FORTIN

Children of Louis-Marie LAVOIE and Genevieve GUIMOND

Jean LAVOIE

Born: 6 December 1802, Rimouski, Lower Canada
Died: 11 December 1886, Pointe-au-Père, Canada

Married: Genevieve BOUILLON 13 February 1827 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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Birth — 1758
16 October 1758
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

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.

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 / Partner
Louis-Marie LAVOIE and Genevieve GUIMOND 22 November 1785, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 27 years old.

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

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

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

1802 Birth of Child
Jean LAVOIE was born 6 December 1802, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Louis-Marie was 44 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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Death of Spouse/Partner
Genevieve GUIMOND died 19 February 1826, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Jean LAVOIE married 13 February 1827, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Genevieve BOUILLON

Death — 1828
29 May 1828
Rimouski, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 69.

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