Helene
LAVOIE
(b.
28 November 1755
,
Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
d.
9 August 1839
,
Rimouski, Lower Canada
)
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Helene LAVOIE was born 28 November 1755 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Helene LAVOIE was the child of Joseph LAVOIE and Charlotte GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE and Helene FORTIN (maternal) Joseph-Marie GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Helene married Joseph RUEST (RUAIS) 12 September 1774 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph RUEST (RUAIS) was born 13 August 1738 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Joseph died 28 January 1809 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Joseph was the child of Antoine RUEST (RUAIS) and Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE.
Helene LAVOIE died 9 August 1839 in Rimouski, Lower Canada .
m. Joseph Ruest
12 September 1774
Eboulements, Quebec
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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 Helene LAVOIE
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Joseph RUEST (RUAIS)-- Date: 12 September 1774 Place: Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph RUEST (RUAIS) was the child of Antoine RUEST (RUAIS) and Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE
Children of Joseph RUEST (RUAIS) and Helene LAVOIE:
Marie-Desiree RUEST (RUAIS) (b.abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada d. 3 December 1817, Rimouski, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques PARENT 19 January 1802 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)
Hubert RUEST (b.abt. 1784, , Québec Province, Canada d. 15 May 1870, St-Anaclet-de-Lessard, Quebec, Canada)
m. Rosalie COTE 5 September 1812 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)
Joseph RUEST (RUAIS)-- Date: 12 September 1774 Place: Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada Joseph RUEST (RUAIS) was the child of Antoine RUEST (RUAIS) and Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE
Children of Joseph RUEST (RUAIS) and Helene LAVOIE:
Marie-Desiree RUEST (RUAIS) (b.abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada d. 3 December 1817, Rimouski, Lower Canada )m. Jacques PARENT 19 January 1802 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)
Hubert RUEST (b.abt. 1784, , Québec Province, Canada d. 15 May 1870, St-Anaclet-de-Lessard, Quebec, Canada)m. Rosalie COTE 5 September 1812 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)
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1755 Birth 28 November 1755
Les Éboulements, 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.
1774 Marriage / PartnerHelene LAVOIE and Joseph RUEST (RUAIS) 12 September 1774, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)
She was 18 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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1802 Marriage of ChildMarie-Desiree RUEST (RUAIS) married 19 January 1802, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Jacques PARENT
1809 Death of Spouse/PartnerJoseph RUEST (RUAIS) died 28 January 1809, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)
1812 Marriage of ChildHubert RUEST married 5 September 1812, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte) to Rosalie COTE
1817 Death of ChildMarie-Desiree RUEST (RUAIS) died 3 December 1817, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)
Helene was 62 years old.
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1839 Death 9 August 1839
Rimouski, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 83.
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