Joseph LEMAY dit DELORME

Born

7 May 1719 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

11 April 1765 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

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Ignace LEMAY dit DELORME Anne-Jeanne LECOMPTE dite LAVIMAUDIÈRE

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Born: 7 May 1719 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Ignace LEMAY dit DELORME

Mother: Anne-Jeanne LECOMPTE dite LAVIMAUDIÈRE

Paternal grandparents: Joseph LEMAY dit DELORME , Marie-Agnes-Madeleine GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE

Maternal grandparents: Samuel LECOMPTE , Anne JOBIDON

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Joseph married Francoise CYR 13 February 1741 in Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Francoise CYR was born 1 March 1722 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Francoise died 16 January 1801 in Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville). Francoise was the child of Joseph SIRE (CYR) and Marie-Francoise BOUTHILLETTE (BOUTILLET).

Joseph LEMAY dit DELORME died 11 April 1765 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

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

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Spouse & Children of Joseph LEMAY dit DELORME

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Joseph LEMAY dit DELORME married

Francoise CYR
Marriage date: 13 February 1741
Marriage place: Laval, Canada, New France
Francoise CYR was the child of Joseph SIRE (CYR) and Marie-Francoise BOUTHILLETTE (BOUTILLET)

Children of Joseph LEMAY dit DELORME and Francoise CYR

Geneviève LEMAY

Born: 7 September 1747, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 12 May 1810, Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada

Married: Louis LAMOUREUX 11 January 1768 Place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Catherine LEMAY dite DELORME

Born: 20 February 1752, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 21 March 1821, Terrebonne, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE 31 July 1780 Place: Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Françoise LEMAY dite DELORME

Born: 5 October 1765, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 October 1789, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre DRAPEAU 7 January 1788 Place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1719
7 May 1719
Montréal, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1741 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LEMAY dit DELORME and Francoise CYR 13 February 1741, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 21 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Geneviève LEMAY was born 7 September 1747, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 28 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Catherine LEMAY dite DELORME was born 20 February 1752, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 32 years old.

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.