Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE

(b. 18 September 1738 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 12 August 1809 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE was born 18 September 1738 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE was the child of Jacques LAVOIE and Marie-Madeleine GUAY (CASTONGUAY) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques LAVOIE and Angélique GARAND (maternal) Noel GUAY (CASTONGUAY) and Catherine SIMARD

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

Jean-Baptiste married Angélique FORTIN 23 November 1767 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Angélique FORTIN was born 31 January 1748 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Angélique died 26 April 1829 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Angélique was the child of Jacques FORTIN and Angélique TREMBLAY.

Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE died 12 August 1809 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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-Baptiste LAVOIE married

Angélique FORTIN-- Date: 23 November 1767 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
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Angélique FORTIN was the child of Jacques FORTIN and Angélique TREMBLAY

Children of Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE and Angélique FORTIN:

Modeste LAVOIE (b.9 March 1769, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 June 1845, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Jacques TREMBLAY 30 January 1787 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Damase LAVOIE (b.13 May 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Ursule FILION 14 January 1794 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
m. Marie GAGNÉ 9 September 1823 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis LAVOIE (b.5 February 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Geneviève MENARD 7 October 1800 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie LAVOIE (b.abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada d. 5 June 1868, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada )
m. Jacques MENARD 13 October 1801 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1738 Birth
18 September 1738
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE and Angélique FORTIN 23 November 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 29 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Modeste LAVOIE was born 9 March 1769, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Damase LAVOIE was born 13 May 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Louis LAVOIE was born 5 February 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Modeste LAVOIE married 30 January 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jacques TREMBLAY

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
Damase LAVOIE married 14 January 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Ursule FILION

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Louis LAVOIE married 7 October 1800, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Geneviève MENARD

1801 Marriage of Child
Marie LAVOIE married 13 October 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jacques MENARD