Athanase LAVOIE

(b. 11 August 1753 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 25 May 1808 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Athanase LAVOIE was born 11 August 1753 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Athanase 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

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Athanase married Marie-Elisabeth SIMARD 3 July 1781 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Elisabeth SIMARD was born 13 October 1759 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Elisabeth died 7 April 1788 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Joseph SIMARD and Cecile TREMBLAY.

Athanase married (2) Felicite TREMBLAY 7 January 1789 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Felicite TREMBLAY was born abt. 1764 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Felicite was the child of Louis-Marie TREMBLAY and Marie-Anne-Victoire GIRARD.

Athanase LAVOIE died 25 May 1808 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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Marie-Elisabeth SIMARD-- Date: 3 July 1781 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marie-Elisabeth SIMARD was the child of Joseph SIMARD and Cecile TREMBLAY

Children of Athanase LAVOIE and Marie-Elisabeth SIMARD:

Athanase LAVOIE married

Felicite TREMBLAY-- Date: 7 January 1789 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Felicite TREMBLAY was the child of Louis-Marie TREMBLAY and Marie-Anne-Victoire GIRARD

Children of Athanase LAVOIE and Felicite TREMBLAY:

Antoine LAVOIE (b.abt. 1792, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Julienne LAVOIE (b.abt. 1795, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Pierre LAVOIE (b.2 July 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )

Francois-Xavier LAVOIE (b.26 February 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 22 August 1853, Saint-Valentin, Canada East)

Theotiste LAVOIE (b.19 May 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 6 March 1877, Kankakee, Illinois, USA)

Magloire LAVOIE (b.18 April 1805, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 14 October 1871, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada)

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1753 Birth
11 August 1753
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Athanase LAVOIE and Marie-Elisabeth SIMARD 3 July 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 27 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Elisabeth SIMARD died 7 April 1788, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Athanase LAVOIE and Felicite TREMBLAY 7 January 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 35 years old.

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

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

1796 Birth of Child
Pierre LAVOIE was born 2 July 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Athanase was 42 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Francois-Xavier LAVOIE was born 26 February 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Athanase was 44 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Theotiste LAVOIE was born 19 May 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Athanase was 48 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Magloire LAVOIE was born 18 April 1805, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Athanase was 51 years old.

1808 Death
25 May 1808
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 54.

Added: 12/4/2015 10:50:07 AM - Updated: 1/8/2024 5:23:17 PM