Lavoye History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Lavoye family

The surname Lavoye was first found in Lorraine, where ancestors of the bearers of this family name have lived since ancient times. This eminent family held estates and manors in the honor of the seigneurie of Lavoie in the department of La Meuse in the canton of Triaucourt in the arrondissement of Bar-le-Duc. This region traversed the border of Belgium and Holland, and frequently the French settlers in that area were known as Walloons. Since the border moved back and forth through the early centuries, it is difficult to establish at any given time whether this was actually French territory or Belgium. There are also records of this family having moved into neighbouring Holland, where they acquired estates. They also branched into Brittany, Liege, and Maine. In Brittany they held a family seat at Penhoet. The family also branched to D'Iseron in Forez.

Early History of the Lavoye family

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Lavoye Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lavoi, Lavoie, Lavoy, Lavoye, Lavois, Levoi, Levoie, Levoy, Levois, Levot, Lavot, Lavoix and many more.

Early Notables of the Lavoye family

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Lavoye migration to Canada +

Lavoye Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

René De La Voye, son of René and Isabelle Bélanger, born in Rouen, France (1628), who married Anne Godin in Québec city on the 19th April 1656
Pierre De La Voye, who was recorded in the 1667 census as residing at Cap-Rouge, Quebec
Jean-Baptiste Lavoye, who was in Québec and who married Barbe l'Homme at Pte-aux-Tremles en 1690
Jean Lavoye, son of Pierre and Jacquette, who married Barbe L'Homme, daughter of Michel and Marie-Barbe, in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec on 28th November 1690 1

Lavoye Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Pierre Lavoye, on record in Québec, who married Madeleine Tourneroche at St-Michel en 1716
Jean-Baptiste Lavoye, whose marriage to Catherine Aubry is on record at St-Laurent, Montréal in 1727
Jean-Baptiste Lavoye, son of Jean and Barbe, who married Catherine Aubry, daughter of François and Marie-Jeanne, in Saint-Laurent, Quebec on 16th September 1727 1
Augustin Lavoye, son of Jean and Barbe, who married Angélique Duchesne, daughter of Jacques and Marie-Angélique, in Château-Richer, Quebec on 7th February 1729 1
René Lavoye, son of Jean-Baptiste and Catherine, who married Madeleine Dubeua, daughter of Jacques and Marie-Céleste, in Saint-Laurent, Quebec on 19th February 1759 1
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Sources +

Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.