Jean-Baptiste VOYER

(b. 28 June 1766 , Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 January 1838 , Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Lower Canada )

Am I Your Ancestor?
VOYER Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Jean-Baptiste VOYER was born 28 June 1766 in Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste VOYER was the child of Etienne VOYER and Madeleine DUPONT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-Baptiste DUPONT and Marie-Thérèse LEBLONDE

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Louise DUMAY (DUMAIS) 5 October 1795 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise DUMAY (DUMAIS) was born 24 April 1772 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Louise died 9 October 1866 in Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of Pierre ROSSIGNOL dit DUMAY (DUMAIS) and Marie-Catherine MICHAUD.

Jean-Baptiste VOYER died 25 January 1838 in Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Jean-Baptiste appear below.

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste VOYER

[Hide/Show]

Jean-Baptiste VOYER married

Marie-Louise DUMAY (DUMAIS)-- Date: 5 October 1795 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise DUMAY (DUMAIS) was the child of Pierre ROSSIGNOL dit DUMAY (DUMAIS) and Marie-Catherine MICHAUD

Children of Jean-Baptiste VOYER and Marie-Louise DUMAY (DUMAIS):

Louis VOYER (b.25 August 1804, Kamouraska, Lower Canada d. 15 May 1886, Rimouski, Québec, Canada )
m. Éléonore PELLETIER 1 March 1824 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Mathilde VOYER (b.abt. 1810, , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 June 1866, Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Canada East)
m. Louis LEVESQUE 27 November 1838 in Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Québec, Canada

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Jean-Baptiste VOYER
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Jean-Baptiste VOYER: Events, Photos & Historical Records

1766 Birth
28 June 1766
Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada

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 Canada

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

1795 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste VOYER and Marie-Louise DUMAY (DUMAIS) 5 October 1795, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 29 years old.

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

1804 Birth of Child
Louis VOYER was born 25 August 1804, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

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

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