flag male ancestor  Louis  LAJOIE

  (b. 28 October 1778 Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 26 January 1840 Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada )  

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Louis LAJOIE was born 28 October 1778 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis LAJOIE was the child of Louis LAJOIE   and   Thecle BOUCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal)  François LAJOIE and Brigitte DESBIENS (maternal)  Joseph-François BOUCHARD and Marie-Dorothée SAVARD

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

Louis  married  Modeste HARVEY 7 November 1803 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Modeste HARVEY  was born 21 August 1786 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres).  Modeste died 5 May 1813 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres).  Modeste was the child of Dominique HERVE (HARVEY) and Madeleine DUFOUR.

Louis  married  (2) Marie-Josephe DESGAGNES 27 June 1820 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada .  Marie-Josephe DESGAGNES  was born 24 January 1782 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres).  Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESGAGNES and Angelique SAVARD.

Louis LAJOIE died 26 January 1840 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

Louis LAJOIE was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Did You Know? 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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birth1778 Birth
28 October 1778
Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1803 Marriage / Partner
Louis LAJOIE and Modeste HARVEY 7 November 1803, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 25 years old.
1804 Birth of Child
Isaie LAJOIE was born 9 August 1804, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Louis was 25 years old.
1808 Birth of Child
Hippolyte LAJOIE was born 29 November 1808, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Louis was 30 years old.
1813 Birth of Child
Justine LAJOIE was born 23 March 1813, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Louis was 34 years old.
1813 Death of Spouse/Partner
Modeste HARVEY died 5 May 1813, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
marriage1820 Marriage / Partner
Louis LAJOIE and Marie-Josephe DESGAGNES 27 June 1820, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 41 years old.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1831 Marriage of Child
Isaie LAJOIE married 16 May 1831, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Antoinette GAGNON
marriage1836 Marriage of Child
Justine LAJOIE married 2 August 1836, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Felix DESGAGNES
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
death1840 Death
26 January 1840
Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 61.
Added: 6/26/2024 7:22:37 AM - Updated: 12/20/2024 1:17:24 PM

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