Monique PARADIS

(b. 21 April 1734 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 17 September 1815 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

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Monique PARADIS was born 21 April 1734 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Monique PARADIS was the child of Gabriel PARADIS and Marie-Anne CÔTÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume PARADIS and Geneviève MILLOIR (maternal) Jean-Baptiste CÔTÉ and Françoise-Charlotte CHORET

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

Monique married Augustin LAVOIE 9 November 1756 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Augustin LAVOIE was born 14 April 1735 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Augustin died 21 March 1821 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Augustin was the child of Augustin LAVOIE and Marguerite MICHAUD.

Monique PARADIS died 17 September 1815 in Kamouraska, 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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Monique PARADIS married

Augustin LAVOIE-- Date: 9 November 1756 Place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Augustin LAVOIE was the child of Augustin LAVOIE and Marguerite MICHAUD

Children of Augustin LAVOIE and Monique PARADIS:

Marie-Marthe LAVOIE (b.abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada d. 10 May 1828, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine PARADIS 10 February 1777 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Augustin LAVOIE (b.abt. 1759, , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 April 1831, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine OUELLET 30 September 1782 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-François LAVOIE (b.17 September 1762, Kamouraska, Canada d. 6 February 1820, Cacouna, Lower Canada )
m. Genevieve CHOUINARD 28 July 1783 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Louis LAVOIE (b.6 October 1768, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 December 1856, Kamouraska, Canada East )
m. Marie-Madeleine DIONNE 13 October 1794 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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1734 Birth
21 April 1734
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Monique PARADIS and Augustin LAVOIE 9 November 1756, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 22 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Jean-François LAVOIE was born 17 September 1762, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Monique was 28 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.

1768 Birth of Child
Louis LAVOIE was born 6 October 1768, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Monique 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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marthe LAVOIE married 10 February 1777, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Antoine PARADIS

1782 Marriage of Child
Augustin LAVOIE married 30 September 1782, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Catherine OUELLET

1783 Marriage of Child
Jean-François LAVOIE married 28 July 1783, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Genevieve CHOUINARD

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 Canada

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Louis LAVOIE married 13 October 1794, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Madeleine DIONNE

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