René LAVOIE

(b. 1 September 1732 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 27 December 1794 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

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René LAVOIE was born 1 September 1732 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

René LAVOIE was the child of Augustin LAVOIE and Angélique DUCHESNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph LAVOIE and Marie-Françoise GUIMOND (maternal) Jacques DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Angélique TREMBLAY

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

René married Marie-Louise FONTAINE 12 October 1761 in Chambly, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise FONTAINE was born 23 November 1744 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of Étienne FONTAINE and Marthe DANIAU dite LAPRISE.

René LAVOIE died 27 December 1794 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .

m. Marie Louise Fontaine — married about October 12, 1761 in Chambly, Quebec, 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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René LAVOIE married

Marie-Louise FONTAINE-- Date: 12 October 1761 Place: Chambly, Canada
Marie-Louise FONTAINE was the child of Étienne FONTAINE and Marthe DANIAU dite LAPRISE

Children of René LAVOIE and Marie-Louise FONTAINE:

Louise LAVOIE (b.5 April 1782, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph BENAC dit CHARTIER 28 September 1801 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1732 Birth
1 September 1732
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
René LAVOIE and Marie-Louise FONTAINE 12 October 1761, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 29 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.

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.