François LAVOIE

Born

7 October 1729 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Died

25 January 1799 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE Helene FORTIN

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Born: 7 October 1729 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE

Mother: Helene FORTIN

Paternal grandparents: René LAVOIE (DELAVOYE) , Marguerite BOUCHARD

Maternal grandparents: Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE , Catherine BIVILLE

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François married Marie-Agathe GAGNON 24 January 1757 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Agathe GAGNON was born 8 April 1738 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie-Agathe died 1 March 1824 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie-Agathe was the child of Pierre GAGNON and Scholastique GIRARD.

François LAVOIE died 25 January 1799 in Les Éboulements, 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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Marie-Agathe GAGNON
Marriage date: 24 January 1757
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Marie-Agathe GAGNON was the child of Pierre GAGNON and Scholastique GIRARD

Children of François LAVOIE and Marie-Agathe GAGNON

Michel-Rene LAVOIE

Born: 26 January 1758, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Died: 9 October 1835, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève GAGNE 16 November 1778 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Married: Marie GAGNE 31 January 1797 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Suzanne LAVOIE

Born: 5 November 1759, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Died: 17 April 1814, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Francois COULOMBE 1785

Francois LAVOIE

Born: 14 May 1763, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 March 1848, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Catherine TREMBLAY 1785 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Joseph LAVOIE

Born: 19 June 1768, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 July 1838, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne PERRON 30 August 1790 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

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Birth — 1729
7 October 1729
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
François LAVOIE and Marie-Agathe GAGNON 24 January 1757, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 27 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Michel-Rene LAVOIE was born 26 January 1758, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

François was 28 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Suzanne LAVOIE was born 5 November 1759, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

François was 30 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Francois LAVOIE was born 14 May 1763, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

François was 33 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph LAVOIE was born 19 June 1768, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

François was 38 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 Marriage of Child
Michel-Rene LAVOIE married 16 November 1778, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Geneviève GAGNE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Joseph LAVOIE married 30 August 1790, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Marie-Anne PERRON

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

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

1797 Marriage of Child
Michel-Rene LAVOIE married 31 January 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie GAGNE