Born on Earth Janeway is the daughter of an intellectual mathematician and an intelligent Starfleet engineer.

Edward Janeway has high expectations of his daughter and she struggles never to disappoint him.

She is raised in a traditional manner. Cooking real food instead of using a replicator. As a child she often resents her parents traditional ways.

When Janeway graduates from Starfleet Academy she pursues a scientific career and is assigned to the USS Icarus under the Command of Admiral Owen Paris. Her first assignment leads to her being held captive in a barbaric Cardassian prison. But she's rescued by Lt Justin Tighe. During their escape from the Cardassian patrols, her quick thinking saves them both and this leads Admiral Paris to recommend she seek a Command position.

Janeway and Justin fall in love and plan to marry. But disaster strikes when she, her father and Justin are involved in a shuttle crash and both her Father and Justin perish.

Only the support of her Mother and Sister enable her to emotionally survive the ordeal.

Returning to Starfleet her Command abilities are obvious and by the mid 2360's she's already achieved the rank of Commander.

Her dedication to Starfleet soon earns her the Command of the USS Bonestell. Her 1^st mission is a 6 month survey of the Beta quadrant collecting information on microsecond pulsars. After the mission ends Janeway attends a review board (as do all captains after lengthy missions). One of the members of the panel is a young tactical ensign. A Vulcan called Tuvok, who points out various errors the Captain made during the assignment.

Other significant events in Janeways life:

2371:
While investigating a world that has recently been destroyed by a polaricion explosion, Janeway and Mr Paris are transported back in time to a day before the planet was destroyed. With the planets population being a pre-warp civilization Janeway must abide by Starfleets Prime Directive and the Temporal Directive by not warning the population. But when they discover that Voyager contributed to the explosions cause Janeway intercedes and the explosion in averted and the original time line restored. Unaware of the previous time line Voyager passes the planet by, once again obeying the Prime Directive.

2373:
Both Janeway and Chakotay have to leave Voyager and live on a planet after they are bitten by an insect. The insect bite Infects them with a virus that will kill them if they leave that particular planet. Refusing to give up hope and with Voyager ordered to continue its course to the Alpha Quadrant, Janeways faith in finding a cure herself and Chakotay never wavers, but she encounters little success. Thanks to acting Captain Tuvok and his crew disobeying Janeways orders by contacting the Vidians, a cure is acquired.

2376:
Tom Paris writes a holoprogramme called "Fair Haven". Its about a 19th Century Irish Village. The bar where the crew spend alot of their time is called the Ox and Lamb. Michael Sullivan owns the bar with his wife. Janeway takes a liking to him and he to her, but he's not perfect. So she re-programmes his character. The changes she makes are:
Physically she increases his height by 3cm. She gives him the education of a 19th century 3rd years student at Trinity College. She also makes him more outspoken and most importantly she deletes his wife from the entire programme.