Jean-Baptiste Lavoye
1763-1854




Jean-Baptiste was the second child of René and Madeleine Dubeau, to carry that name. He was born and baptised on the 6 June 1763 at St-Laurent, Montréal, Québec. His godparents were Jean-Bte Jerome and Marie Crevier.

At the age of 22 he appears before notary LeGuay on Thursday the 4th August 1785 in order to sign a marriage contract drawn up in a proper, and legal manner between himself and his beloved Marie-Clémence Longpré (Alard-dite-Longpré), aged 17 years, daughter of Guillaume and Marie-Anne Janot of the parish of St-Laurent. The two love birds received the sacrament of marriage on the following Monday, that is the 8th August 1785, in the parish of St-François d'Assise of Longue-Pointe.

Jean-Baptiste Lavoie will decease on the 21st November 1854 in St-Martin, Laval, at the age of 91.

The couple Jean-Baptiste Lavoye and Marie-Clémence Longpré had at least 12 children:

  1. Antoine Lavoye
  2. Josephte Lavoye, she married Louis Giroux, the 3 Octobre 1826, St-Martin, Ile Jésus, Québec.
  3. Marie-Desanges Lavoye, she wed Pierre Leclair, on the 6th February 1816 at St-Martin, Ile Jésus, Québec
  4. Marie-Clémence Lavoye, born on the 2nd August 1786 in St-Martin, Ile Jésus, Québec. She will marry Julien Girouard on the 27th Octobre 1801 at St-Martin, Ile Jésus, Québec.
  5. Marie-Louise Lavoye, born on the 23rd July 1788 and baptised the following day the 24th July 1788 at St-Martin, Ile Jésus, Québec. She married Jean-Baptiste Ouimet on the 31 January 1804 at St-Martin, Ile Jésus, Québec.
  6. Marguerite Lavoye, born on the 29 April 1790, baptised on the 30th April 1790 in St-Martin, Ile Jésus, Québec . She married André Prévost on the 17th Novembre 1806 in St-Martin, Ile Jésus, Québec.
  7. Jean-Baptiste Lavoye Born and baptised on the 24th December 1791, and married Marie-Genevieve Chaurette on the 1st March 1813 in St Martin, Ile Jesus, Quebec.
  8. Laurent Lavoye, born on the 10th August 1793 in St Martin, Ile Jesus, Quebec. He married Marie-Victoire Hotte on the 16th February 1819 in St Martin, Ile Jesus, Quebec.
  9. Martin Lavoye, born on the 8th and baptised on the 9th August 1795. He married Marguerite Labelle on the 12th January 1818 in Ste-Rose, Ile Jesus, Quebec.
  10. Guillaume Lavoye, born and baptised on the 18th June 1797 in St Martin, Ile Jesus, Quebec. He married Louise Millaire on the 10th August 1819 in St Martin, Ile Jesus, Quebec.
  11. Jérome Lavoye, born circa 1802. He married Rose Millaire on the 29th April 1823 in St Martin, Ile Jesus, Quebec.
  12. Louis Lavoye, married Marie-Thérèse Cléroux on the 2nd July 1811 in St Martin, Ile Jesus, Quebec.