Joseph LEMAY

Born

3 February 1758 , Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Died

19 December 1809 , Louiseville, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Joseph LEMAY

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Born: 3 February 1758 in Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph LEMAY

Father

Joseph LEMAY

Mother

Marie-Catherine GAUTHIER

Grandparents of Joseph LEMAY

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste LEMAY Genevieve RIVARD dite LAGLANDERIE

Maternal grandparents

Joseph GAUTHIER Marie-Jeanne FOUCHER (FAUCHER)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Marguerite MELANCON 14 August 1786 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite MELANCON was born abt. 1766 Marguerite died 19 October 1793 in Louiseville, Lower Canada . Marguerite was the child of Jean Antoine MELANÇON (MELANSON) and Françoise BENOIT.

Joseph LEMAY died 19 December 1809 in Louiseville, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph LEMAY

Joseph LEMAY married

Marguerite MELANCON
Marriage date: 14 August 1786
Marriage place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite MELANCON was the child of Jean Antoine MELANÇON (MELANSON) and Françoise BENOIT

Children of Joseph LEMAY and Marguerite MELANCON

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1758
3 February 1758
Lotbinière, Canada, New France

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.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LEMAY and Marguerite MELANCON 14 August 1786, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 28 years old.

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

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