Michel
LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER
(b.
13 March 1631
,
St-Pierre, Chênehutte, Maine-et-Loire, France
d.
5 November 1684
,
Lotbinière, Canada, New France
)
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Michel LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER was born 13 March 1631 in St-Pierre, Chênehutte, Maine-et-Loire, France
Michel LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER was the child of ? and ?Michel was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1653.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Marie-Michelle DUTOST (DUTAUT) (DUTEAU) 15 June 1659 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children. Marie-Michelle DUTOST (DUTAUT) (DUTEAU) was born 21 August 1639 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Marie-Michelle died 30 November 1675 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Marie-Michelle was the child of Pierre DUTEAU and Marie-Jeanne PERRIN.
Michel married (2) Michelle OUINVILLE 12 April 1677 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children. Michelle OUINVILLE was born abt. 1647 in France. Michelle died 20 November 1700 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).
Michel LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER died 5 November 1684 in Lotbinière, Canada, New France .
Occupation: eel fisherman, habitant
Details of the family tree of Michel appear below.

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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

The seigneurial system was a form of land settlement modeled on the French feudal system. It began in New France in 1627 with the formation of the Compagnie des Cent-Associés (or Company of 100 Associates), which was initially responsible for handing out land grants and seigneurial rights. The land was divided into five by 15 kilometer plots, usually along major rivers like the St. Lawrence. They were then further subdivided into narrow, but long lots for settlement. These lots were usually long enough to be suitable for faming, and they provided everyone who lived on them with equal access to neighbouring farms and the river. There were three main groups of people who lived off the land in this system: Seigneurs, Habitants and Engagés
Michel LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER was a habitant.
Habitants were usually farmers or labourers who were initially brought over from France to live on this land. They had to pay rent and taxes to the seigneur, though they co-owned the land with the seigneur, and even had to work entirely for the benefit of the seigneur a few days each year.
Source: Canada in the Making (www.canadiana.ca/citm/index_e.html)

Habitants had to clear the land, build a homestead, and plant and harvest a crop. The first task was never-ending, while the last one was annual. Building and repairing the house and barn were continual tasks. So were cutting and hauling firewood. The habitants had to be largely self-reliant in looking after all routine tasks such as cooking, baking, making furniture, and repairing tools. They had to attend to the educational and medical needs of the family. They had to endure the harsh physical climate and rough terrain, largely unaided by government support. The habitants had to pay taxes to the seigneurs and the church.
Canada: The Story of Our Heritage by Elspeth Deir, John Fielding, Nick Brune, Peter Grant, Stephanie Smith Abram; McGraw-Hill Ryerson School, 2000
Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Michel LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER
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Marie-Michelle DUTOST (DUTAUT) (DUTEAU)-- Date: 15 June 1659 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marie-Michelle DUTOST (DUTAUT) (DUTEAU) was the child of Pierre DUTEAU and Marie-Jeanne PERRIN
Marriage found at Immaculee Conception, Trois Rivieres in Drouin Collection
Michel Lemay and Marie Dutost
He is the son of Francisci Le May and Marial Gaschet
She is the daughter of Petre Dutost and Joannae Peirin
Children of Michel LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER and Marie-Michelle DUTOST (DUTAUT) (DUTEAU):
Michel LEMAY (b.March 1660, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 2 July 1712, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France )
m. Catherine JOBIN 22 April 1686 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Joseph LEMAY dit DELORME (b.abt. 1661, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 12 August 1707, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Agnes-Madeleine GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE 4 June 1686 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Marie-Madeleine LEMAY (b.abt. 1663, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Louis HOUDE dit DESROCHERS 1690 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Ignace LEMAY (b.24 November 1665 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 12 March 1727, Lotbinière, Canada, New France )
m. Anne GIRARD 24 November 1687 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
Marie-Jeanne LEMAY (b.abt. 1666, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 24 May 1741, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France)
m. Étienne DENEVERS dit BRANTIGNY 1684 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Charles LEMAY (b.abt. 1669, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 14 September 1733, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France)
m. Louise HOUDE 26 MAY 1691 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)
Jean-Baptiste LEMAY dit LARONDIERE (b.abt. 1670, , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 December 1731, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Helene BOUCHER 1700 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Pierre LEMAY (b.abt. 1671, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Anne GERMAIN 7 February 1695 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)
Michel LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER married
Michelle OUINVILLE-- Date: 12 April 1677 Place: Champlain, Canada, New France
"On 12 April 1677, at the Cote-Champlain, Michel Married Michelle Quinville, a King's Daughter and widow of Nicolas Barabe. This feminine ancestor of the Barabees was a widow for several years and lived alone with four children."
SOURCE: OUR FRENCH-CANADIAN ANCESTORS BY THOMAS J. LAFOREST, Volume II
Children of Michel LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER and Michelle OUINVILLE:
Marie-Madeleine LEMAY (b.abt. 1678, , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 December 1742, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France)
m. Claude HOUDE abt. 1695 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Antoinette LEMAY (b.7 March 1680, Grondines, Canada, New France d. 16 April 1761, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada* )
m. François GIRARD 1702 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Louis-François LEMAY (b.26 February 1684, Lotbinière, Canada, New France d. 13 July 1696, Québec, Canada, New France )





Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marie-Michelle DUTOST (DUTAUT) (DUTEAU) was the child of Pierre DUTEAU and Marie-Jeanne PERRIN
Marriage found at Immaculee Conception, Trois Rivieres in Drouin Collection
Michel Lemay and Marie Dutost
He is the son of Francisci Le May and Marial Gaschet
She is the daughter of Petre Dutost and Joannae Peirin
Children of Michel LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER and Marie-Michelle DUTOST (DUTAUT) (DUTEAU):


m. Catherine JOBIN 22 April 1686 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)


m. Marie-Agnes-Madeleine GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE 4 June 1686 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)


m. Louis HOUDE dit DESROCHERS 1690 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)


m. Anne GIRARD 24 November 1687 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)


m. Étienne DENEVERS dit BRANTIGNY 1684 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)


m. Louise HOUDE 26 MAY 1691 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)


m. Marie-Helene BOUCHER 1700 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)


m. Marie-Anne GERMAIN 7 February 1695 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)
Michel LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER married




"On 12 April 1677, at the Cote-Champlain, Michel Married Michelle Quinville, a King's Daughter and widow of Nicolas Barabe. This feminine ancestor of the Barabees was a widow for several years and lived alone with four children."
SOURCE: OUR FRENCH-CANADIAN ANCESTORS BY THOMAS J. LAFOREST, Volume II
Children of Michel LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER and Michelle OUINVILLE:


m. Claude HOUDE abt. 1695 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)


m. François GIRARD 1702 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)


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LEMAY - from the abbreviated form of the Latin 'ulmum' which means 'elm'. Nickname given to someone who lives near an elm plantation. Or, nickname given to someone who comes from one of the localities called 'Le May'.
Michel Lemay born around 1630 to François and Marie Gaschet of Chenehutte in Anjou, married in Trois-Rivières on June 15, 1659 Marie Duteau born in La Rochelle on August 21, 1639, daughter of Pierre and Jeanne Perrin. She died in 1675 after having had 9 children. He remarried in 1677 to Michelle Ouinville of Paris, also a widow. Two children will be born from this union. In 1655, he received land at the mouth of Trois-Rivières, the first sign of his presence in the country, then another in Cap-de-la-Madeleine where he settled and married. He received concessions in Batiscan then in 1673 in Lotbinière where he settled with his second wife. He died before February 9, 1685.
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LEMAY - from the abbreviated form of the Latin 'ulmum' which means 'elm'. Nickname given to someone who lives near an elm plantation. Or, nickname given to someone who comes from one of the localities called 'Le May'.
Michel Lemay born around 1630 to François and Marie Gaschet of Chenehutte in Anjou, married in Trois-Rivières on June 15, 1659 Marie Duteau born in La Rochelle on August 21, 1639, daughter of Pierre and Jeanne Perrin. She died in 1675 after having had 9 children. He remarried in 1677 to Michelle Ouinville of Paris, also a widow. Two children will be born from this union. In 1655, he received land at the mouth of Trois-Rivières, the first sign of his presence in the country, then another in Cap-de-la-Madeleine where he settled and married. He received concessions in Batiscan then in 1673 in Lotbinière where he settled with his second wife. He died before February 9, 1685.
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13 March 1631
St-Pierre, Chênehutte, Maine-et-Loire, France
1653 Left France for New France
'Michel Lemay left his country for Canada in 1653.'
SOURCE: OUR FRENCH-CANADIAN ANCESTORS BY THOMAS J. LAFOREST, Volume II
'Michel Lemay left his country for Canada in 1653.'
SOURCE: OUR FRENCH-CANADIAN ANCESTORS BY THOMAS J. LAFOREST, Volume II

Michel LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER and Marie-Michelle DUTOST (DUTAUT) (DUTEAU) 15 June 1659, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
He was 28 years old.
1659
'On 16 June 1659, Michel Lemay married Marie Dutaut (Duteau) at La Magdeleine, near Trois-Rivieres. Father Rene Menard, S. J., blessed the union. Marie was born at LaRochelle in 1640 and her story is worth telling: It is described by Gabriel Debien in these words, 'On 16 April 1658 Jeanne Perrin, wife of Pierre Dutaut, a porter of LaRochelle, and with his permission, indentured herself for 5 years at 50 livres per year, to Jacques de la Poterie of Quebec. This contract was made through his agent, Pierre Denis. Jeanne Perrin-Dutaut departed with her daughter Madeleine, age 9 years.' This is not all, because, according to the manifest of the ship Prince Guillaume, on that same day, the sixteen-year-old son of Jeanne, one Charles Dutaut, signed a 3 year contract of service, as did his 19 year old sister, Marie, before Notary Teuleron. Up until this time, no trace of the father! It is Archange Godbout who has the last word: 'As for the father, one knows not for what reason, he remained at ...Read MORE...
'On 16 June 1659, Michel Lemay married Marie Dutaut (Duteau) at La Magdeleine, near Trois-Rivieres. Father Rene Menard, S. J., blessed the union. Marie was born at LaRochelle in 1640 and her story is worth telling: It is described by Gabriel Debien in these words, 'On 16 April 1658 Jeanne Perrin, wife of Pierre Dutaut, a porter of LaRochelle, and with his permission, indentured herself for 5 years at 50 livres per year, to Jacques de la Poterie of Quebec. This contract was made through his agent, Pierre Denis. Jeanne Perrin-Dutaut departed with her daughter Madeleine, age 9 years.' This is not all, because, according to the manifest of the ship Prince Guillaume, on that same day, the sixteen-year-old son of Jeanne, one Charles Dutaut, signed a 3 year contract of service, as did his 19 year old sister, Marie, before Notary Teuleron. Up until this time, no trace of the father! It is Archange Godbout who has the last word: 'As for the father, one knows not for what reason, he remained at ...Read MORE...


page 120
Title Bulletin des recherches historiques, Volumes 13-15
Authors Québec (Province) Archives, Société des études historiques (Québec)
Publisher A. Roy, 1907
Original from the University of Michigan
Digitized Mar 8, 2006

Michel LEMAY was born March 1660, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Michel was 28 years old.

Ignace LEMAY was born 24 November 1665 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Michel was 34 years old.
1666 Les Trois Rivieres
Michel lemey - 36 habitant
Marie dutost - 26 sa femme
Charles lemey - 6 fils
Joseph lemey - 5 fils
Marie lemey - 4 fille
Ignace lemey - 1 fils
Jacques dutost - 23 frere de lad. dutost
Et pierre - .20 domestique
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Michel lemey - 36 habitant
Marie dutost - 26 sa femme
Charles lemey - 6 fils
Joseph lemey - 5 fils
Marie lemey - 4 fille
Ignace lemey - 1 fils
Jacques dutost - 23 frere de lad. dutost
Et pierre - .20 domestique
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783
AN EEL FISHERMAN
'MICHEL LEMAY NO LONGER SUFFERED FROM WANDER-LUST. NOW HE STAYED HOME TO ENGAGE IN HIS FAVORITE PASTIME--EEL FISHING. THIS SPORT STARTED IN 1666 AS A MEANS OF EARNING SOME EXTRA MONEY. AT FIRST HE FISHED WITH NETS OFF THE POINTE-SAINT-CROIX. LATER, WHEN THE SPORT BECAME A BUSINESS, HE WOULD BUILD WEIRS, TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TIDAL EBB AND FLOOD, IN ORDER TO TRAP THE WRIGLEY CREATURES. IT WAS NOT BY CHANCE THAT, WHEN SEIGNEUR CHARTIER OFFERED MICHEL A CONCESSION IN LOTBINIERE, HE INCLUDED FISHING RIGHTS IN THE RIVER IN EXCHANGE FOR 'SIXTEENTH PART OF HIS CATCH, SALTED AND CONDITIONED.' IN 1722, BACQUEVILLE DE LA POTHERIE WROTE THAT ON A SINGLE TIDE ONE COULD LAND AS MANY AS 3000 EELS. NOW THAT IS GOOD FISHING INDEED! LEMAY WOULD PUT THE FISH IN HOLDING TANKS, THEN SALT THEM DOWN IN BARRELS OF 500 EELS EACH. IN A GOOD SEASON, THE CATCH WOULD AMOUNT TO 60-70,000 EELS. THIS 'FRUIT OF THE SEA' WAS SOLD FOR 25 TO 30 LIVRES A BARREL. IN 1679, JEAN LEMOYNE DELIVERED TO THE LEMAY FAMILY, 'A ...Read MORE...
'MICHEL LEMAY NO LONGER SUFFERED FROM WANDER-LUST. NOW HE STAYED HOME TO ENGAGE IN HIS FAVORITE PASTIME--EEL FISHING. THIS SPORT STARTED IN 1666 AS A MEANS OF EARNING SOME EXTRA MONEY. AT FIRST HE FISHED WITH NETS OFF THE POINTE-SAINT-CROIX. LATER, WHEN THE SPORT BECAME A BUSINESS, HE WOULD BUILD WEIRS, TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TIDAL EBB AND FLOOD, IN ORDER TO TRAP THE WRIGLEY CREATURES. IT WAS NOT BY CHANCE THAT, WHEN SEIGNEUR CHARTIER OFFERED MICHEL A CONCESSION IN LOTBINIERE, HE INCLUDED FISHING RIGHTS IN THE RIVER IN EXCHANGE FOR 'SIXTEENTH PART OF HIS CATCH, SALTED AND CONDITIONED.' IN 1722, BACQUEVILLE DE LA POTHERIE WROTE THAT ON A SINGLE TIDE ONE COULD LAND AS MANY AS 3000 EELS. NOW THAT IS GOOD FISHING INDEED! LEMAY WOULD PUT THE FISH IN HOLDING TANKS, THEN SALT THEM DOWN IN BARRELS OF 500 EELS EACH. IN A GOOD SEASON, THE CATCH WOULD AMOUNT TO 60-70,000 EELS. THIS 'FRUIT OF THE SEA' WAS SOLD FOR 25 TO 30 LIVRES A BARREL. IN 1679, JEAN LEMOYNE DELIVERED TO THE LEMAY FAMILY, 'A ...Read MORE...

Marie-Michelle DUTOST (DUTAUT) (DUTEAU) died 30 November 1675, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

Michel LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER and Michelle OUINVILLE 12 April 1677, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
He was 46 years old.

Antoinette LEMAY was born 7 March 1680, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)
Michel was 49 years old.
1681 Canadian Census Seigneurir de Lotbiniere
Michel Lemee (Lemay) 50
Marie Ouenville (Dutost, Ouenville et Ouimet), sa femme, 34
enfants:
Michel, 21
Joseph, 18
Marie, 16
Ignace, 14
Noel, 13
Charles, 12
Jean, 11
Pierre, 10
Marie, 9
Jean, 8
Xavier, 7
Antoinette, 6
Madelaine, 4
Antoinette, 1 1/ 2
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
Michel Lemee (Lemay) 50
Marie Ouenville (Dutost, Ouenville et Ouimet), sa femme, 34
enfants:
Michel, 21
Joseph, 18
Marie, 16
Ignace, 14
Noel, 13
Charles, 12
Jean, 11
Pierre, 10
Marie, 9
Jean, 8
Xavier, 7
Antoinette, 6
Madelaine, 4
Antoinette, 1 1/ 2
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

5 November 1684
Lotbinière, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 53.

Louis-François LEMAY was born 26 February 1684, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)
Michel was 52 years old.
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