Antoine LEMIRE

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7 February 1751 , Maskinongé, Canada, New France

Died

30 March 1839 , Maskinongé, Lower Canada

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Alexis LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE Marie-Anne DELGUEL dite LABRÈCHE

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Born: 7 February 1751 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France

Father: Alexis LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE

Mother: Marie-Anne DELGUEL dite LABRÈCHE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-François LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE , Françoise-Louise FOUCAULT

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DELGUEL dit LABRÈCHE , Marie-Anne-Jeanne BARON dite LUPIEN

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Antoine married Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE 16 August 1773 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE was born abt. 1748 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Catherine died 22 February 1798 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Catherine was the child of Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Louise JUTRAS.

Antoine LEMIRE died 30 March 1839 in Maskinongé, 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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Antoine LEMIRE married

Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE
Marriage date: 16 August 1773
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE was the child of Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Louise JUTRAS

Children of Antoine LEMIRE and Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE

Josephte LEMIRE

Born: 3 August 1776, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 September 1848, Louiseville, Canada East

Marie-Anne LEMIRE

Born: 10 October 1778, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 August 1834, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Marguerite LEMIRE

Born: 6 June 1782, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Antoine LEMIRE

Born: 30 November 1787, Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 May 1842, Maskinongé, Canada East

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Birth — 1751
7 February 1751
Maskinongé, Canada, New France

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

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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Antoine LEMIRE and Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE 16 August 1773, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 22 years old.

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Josephte LEMIRE was born 3 August 1776, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Antoine was 25 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LEMIRE was born 10 October 1778, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Antoine was 27 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Marguerite LEMIRE was born 6 June 1782, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Antoine was 31 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Antoine LEMIRE was born 30 November 1787, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Antoine was 36 years old.

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

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