Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE

Born

18 September 1738 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

12 August 1809 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Jacques LAVOIE Marie-Madeleine GUAY (CASTONGUAY)

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Born: 18 September 1738 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques LAVOIE

Mother: Marie-Madeleine GUAY (CASTONGUAY)

Paternal grandparents: Jacques LAVOIE , Angélique GARAND

Maternal grandparents: Noel GUAY (CASTONGUAY) , Catherine SIMARD

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Jean-Baptiste married Angélique FORTIN 23 November 1767 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Angélique FORTIN was born 31 January 1748 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Angélique died 26 April 1829 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Angélique was the child of Jacques FORTIN and Angélique TREMBLAY.

Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE died 12 August 1809 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower 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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Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE married

Angélique FORTIN
Marriage date: 23 November 1767
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Angélique FORTIN was the child of Jacques FORTIN and Angélique TREMBLAY

Children of Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE and Angélique FORTIN

Modeste LAVOIE

Born: 9 March 1769, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 June 1845, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Jacques TREMBLAY 30 January 1787 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Damase LAVOIE

Born: 13 May 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Ursule FILION 14 January 1794 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Married: Marie GAGNÉ 9 September 1823 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis LAVOIE

Born: 5 February 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Geneviève MENARD 7 October 1800 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie LAVOIE

Born: abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 5 June 1868, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

Married: Jacques MENARD 13 October 1801 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1738
18 September 1738
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE and Angélique FORTIN 23 November 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 29 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Modeste LAVOIE was born 9 March 1769, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Damase LAVOIE was born 13 May 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 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
Louis LAVOIE was born 5 February 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Modeste LAVOIE married 30 January 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jacques TREMBLAY

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Damase LAVOIE married 14 January 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Ursule FILION

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Louis LAVOIE married 7 October 1800, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Geneviève MENARD

1801 Marriage of Child
Marie LAVOIE married 13 October 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jacques MENARD