Jean-Roch LAVOIE

(b. 24 March 1738 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 6 September 1815 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Roch LAVOIE was born 24 March 1738 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Jean-Roch LAVOIE was the child of Joseph LAVOIE and Marie-Geneviève MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François LAVOIE and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHER (maternal) Jean-Bernard MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Madeleine DUBE

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

Jean-Roch married Josephte BERUBE 27 February 1764 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte BERUBE was born 4 January 1742 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Josephte died 3 June 1830 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Josephte was the child of André BERUBE and Marie-Josephte VEZINA.

Jean-Roch LAVOIE died 6 September 1815 in Rivière-Ouelle, 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-Roch LAVOIE married

Josephte BERUBE-- Date: 27 February 1764 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte BERUBE was the child of André BERUBE and Marie-Josephte VEZINA

Children of Jean-Roch LAVOIE and Josephte BERUBE:

Marguerite LAVOIE (b.20 July 1766, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph DUBE 14 January 1788 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marcel LAVOIE (b.1 March 1773, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 December 1858, St-Denis de Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada)
m. Cecile RIOUX 9 January 1797 in Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges)

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1738 Birth
24 March 1738
Rivière-Ouelle, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Roch LAVOIE and Josephte BERUBE 27 February 1764 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 25 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Marguerite LAVOIE was born 20 July 1766, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Roch was 28 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marcel LAVOIE was born 1 March 1773, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Roch was 34 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.