Theophile
LAVOIE
(b.
16 October 1820
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
d.
20 May 1892
,
Roberval, Québec, Canada
)
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LAVOIE Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!
Theophile LAVOIE was born 16 October 1820 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Theophile LAVOIE was the child of Pascal LAVOIE and Marie NERON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LAVOIE and Marie-Reine DUFOUR (maternal) Jean NERON and Marie-Elisabeth BOUCHARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Theophile married Elisabeth SIMARD 5 September 1849 in La Baie, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth SIMARD was born 22 September 1832 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Elisabeth died 12 December 1864 in La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori). Elisabeth was the child of Alexis SIMARD and Elisabeth TREMBLAY.
Theophile LAVOIE died 20 May 1892 in Roberval, Québec, Canada .
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Occupation
Theophile LAVOIE 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
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Theophile LAVOIE 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
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Family and Children of Theophile LAVOIE
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Elisabeth SIMARD-- Date: 5 September 1849 Place: La Baie, Canada East
See marriage record for Theophile LAVOIE and Elisabeth SIMARD
Elisabeth SIMARD was the child of Alexis SIMARD and Elisabeth TREMBLAY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Theophile LAVOIE and Elisabeth SIMARD:
Arthemise LAVOIE (b.25 December 1857, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Alexis TREMBLAY 17 September 1878 in Roberval, Québec, Canada (Lac-Saint-Jean)
Elisabeth SIMARD-- Date: 5 September 1849 Place: La Baie, Canada East See marriage record for Theophile LAVOIE and Elisabeth SIMARDElisabeth SIMARD was the child of Alexis SIMARD and Elisabeth TREMBLAY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Theophile LAVOIE and Elisabeth SIMARD:
Arthemise LAVOIE (b.25 December 1857, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )m. Alexis TREMBLAY 17 September 1878 in Roberval, Québec, Canada (Lac-Saint-Jean)
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Discovering the Ancestry of Theophile LAVOIE: Events, Photos & Historical Records
1820 Birth 16 October 1820
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1849 Marriage / PartnerTheophile LAVOIE and Elisabeth SIMARD 5 September 1849, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)
He was 28 years old.
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1857 Birth of ChildArthemise LAVOIE was born 25 December 1857, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Theophile was 37 years old.
1864 Death of Spouse/PartnerElisabeth SIMARD died 12 December 1864, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 Marriage of ChildArthemise LAVOIE married 17 September 1878, Roberval, Québec, Canada (Lac-Saint-Jean) to Alexis TREMBLAY
1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 Death 20 May 1892
Roberval, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 71.
Added: 6/12/2025 1:14:30 PM
- Updated: 6/12/2025 1:17:09 PM
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