Joseph LAVOIE

(b. 15 July 1757 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 31 March 1833 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

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Joseph LAVOIE was born 15 July 1757 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Joseph LAVOIE was the child of Joseph-Marie LAVOIE and Thérèse BÉCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Augustin LAVOIE and Marguerite MICHAUD (maternal) Louis BÉCHARD and Catherine-Francoise GUENETTE

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

Joseph married Monique HÉDOUIN 18 July 1785 in L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Monique HÉDOUIN was born 29 March 1765 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Monique died abt. 1808 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Monique was the child of François HÉDOUIN dit LAFORGE and Marie-Anne LEMOINE.

Joseph LAVOIE died 31 March 1833 in L'Acadie, 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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Joseph LAVOIE married

Monique HÉDOUIN-- Date: 18 July 1785 Place: L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Monique HÉDOUIN was the child of François HÉDOUIN dit LAFORGE and Marie-Anne LEMOINE

Children of Joseph LAVOIE and Monique HÉDOUIN:

Lucie LAVOIE (b.30 April 1800, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Pierre RHÉAUME 10 February 1817 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1757 Birth
15 July 1757
Kamouraska, 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.

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)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LAVOIE and Monique HÉDOUIN 18 July 1785, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 28 years old.

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

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

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

1800 Birth of Child
Lucie LAVOIE was born 30 April 1800, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph was 42 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Lucie LAVOIE married 10 February 1817, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Pierre RHÉAUME

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 England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)