Marie-Josephte LAVOIE

(b. 25 September 1754 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. 31 July 1831 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephte LAVOIE was born 25 September 1754 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte LAVOIE was the child of Michel LAVOIE and Louise SIMARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel LAVOIE and Marie-Josephte FILION (maternal) Paul SIMARD and Geneviève GAGNON

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

Marie-Josephte married Henri-Benjamin TREMBLAY 9 November 1772 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 17 children.
Henri-Benjamin TREMBLAY was born 16 April 1746 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Henri-Benjamin died 30 September 1814 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Henri-Benjamin was the child of Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY and Marie-Catherine GUAY.

Marie-Josephte LAVOIE died 31 July 1831 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, 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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Marie-Josephte LAVOIE married

Henri-Benjamin TREMBLAY-- Date: 9 November 1772 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada
Henri-Benjamin TREMBLAY was the child of Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY and Marie-Catherine GUAY

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Children of Henri-Benjamin TREMBLAY and Marie-Josephte LAVOIE:

Benjamin TREMBLAY (b.18 June 1773, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 December 1773, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada )

Antoine TREMBLAY (b.12 November 1774, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 October 1798, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada )

Pierre TREMBLAY (b.28 March 1776, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 June 1833, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada )
m. Emerentienne DUFOUR 27 January 1806 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY (b.25 September 1777, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada d. March 1849, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada East )
m. Emerentienne BLUTEAU 27 February 1810 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Esther-Marie TREMBLAY (b.2 February 1779, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 September 1852, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada East )
m. Joseph-Hippolyte BLUTEAU 27 January 1812 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Agathe TREMBLAY (b.18 May 1780, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 January 1797, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada )

Catherine TREMBLAY (b.1 December 1781, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 August 1803, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada )

Isaac TREMBLAY (b.11 May 1783, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Rosalie DUFOUR 29 August 1808 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Laurent TREMBLAY (b.16 October 1784, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada d. abt. 1845, Detroit, Michigan, USA)
m. Rosalie DUCHESNE 14 November 1809 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Chrysostome-Abraham TREMBLAY (b.24 March 1786, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 June 1847, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada East )

Josephte-Marie-Olive TREMBLAY (b.16 October 1787, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 January 1862, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada East )
m. Jacob SIMARD 28 December 1809 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Joseph-Cajetan TREMBLAY (b.15 January 1789, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 July 1798, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada )

Theodore TREMBLAY (b.10 October 1790, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 April 1811, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada )

Jerome-Hubert TREMBLAY (b.17 April 1792, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada d. 27 September 1846, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada East )
m. Scholastique BOUCHARD 25 January 1819 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Françoise TREMBLAY (b.7 February 1794, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada d. 11 May 1817, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada )

Agnes TREMBLAY (b.27 May 1795, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada d. 9 April 1865, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Augustin VERREAULT 26 August 1816 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Angelique TREMBLAY (b.27 July 1796, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada d. , )

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1754 Birth
25 September 1754
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte LAVOIE and Henri-Benjamin TREMBLAY 9 November 1772, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

She was 18 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Benjamin TREMBLAY was born 18 June 1773, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Josephte was 18 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Antoine TREMBLAY was born 12 November 1774, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Josephte was 20 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Pierre TREMBLAY was born 28 March 1776, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Josephte was 21 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY was born 25 September 1777, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Josephte was 23 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Esther-Marie TREMBLAY was born 2 February 1779, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Josephte was 24 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Agathe TREMBLAY was born 18 May 1780, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Josephte was 25 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Catherine TREMBLAY was born 1 December 1781, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Josephte was 27 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Isaac TREMBLAY was born 11 May 1783, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Josephte was 28 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Laurent TREMBLAY was born 16 October 1784, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Josephte was 30 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Chrysostome-Abraham TREMBLAY was born 24 March 1786, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Josephte was 31 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Josephte-Marie-Olive TREMBLAY was born 16 October 1787, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Josephte was 33 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Joseph-Cajetan TREMBLAY was born 15 January 1789, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Josephte was 34 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Theodore TREMBLAY was born 10 October 1790, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Josephte was 36 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Jerome-Hubert TREMBLAY was born 17 April 1792, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Josephte was 37 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Françoise TREMBLAY was born 7 February 1794, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Josephte was 39 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Agnes TREMBLAY was born 27 May 1795, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Josephte was 40 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Angelique TREMBLAY was born 27 July 1796, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Josephte was 41 years old.

1797 Death of Child
Agathe TREMBLAY died 8 January 1797, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Josephte was 42 years old.

1798 Death of Child
Joseph-Cajetan TREMBLAY died 1 July 1798, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Josephte was 43 years old.

1798 Death of Child
Antoine TREMBLAY died 23 October 1798, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Josephte was 44 years old.

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

1803 Death of Child
Catherine TREMBLAY died 18 August 1803, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Josephte was 48 years old.

1806 Marriage of Child
Pierre TREMBLAY married 27 January 1806, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Emerentienne DUFOUR

1808 Marriage of Child
Isaac TREMBLAY married 29 August 1808, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Rosalie DUFOUR

1809 Marriage of Child
Laurent TREMBLAY married 14 November 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Rosalie DUCHESNE

1809 Marriage of Child
Josephte-Marie-Olive TREMBLAY married 28 December 1809, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Jacob SIMARD

1810 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY married 27 February 1810, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Emerentienne BLUTEAU

1811 Death of Child
Theodore TREMBLAY died 28 April 1811, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Josephte was 56 years old.

1812 Marriage of Child
Esther-Marie TREMBLAY married 27 January 1812, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Joseph-Hippolyte BLUTEAU

1814 Death of Spouse/Partner
Henri-Benjamin TREMBLAY died 30 September 1814 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

1816 Marriage of Child
Agnes TREMBLAY married 26 August 1816, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Augustin VERREAULT

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

1817 Death of Child
Françoise TREMBLAY died 11 May 1817, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Josephte was 62 years old.

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Marriage of Child
Jerome-Hubert TREMBLAY married 25 January 1819, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Scholastique BOUCHARD

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)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Death
31 July 1831
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 76.

Added: 7/10/2015 10:23:13 AM - Updated: 1/29/2025 3:36:59 PM