François LEMAY

Born

abt. 1741 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

31 May 1795 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of François LEMAY

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Born: abt. 1741 in Québec Province, Canada

Parents of François LEMAY

Father

Jean-Baptiste LEMAY

Mother

Genevieve RIVARD dite LAGLANDERIE

Grandparents of François LEMAY

Paternal grandparents

Michel LEMAY Catherine JOBIN

Maternal grandparents

Julien RIVARD dit DUFRESNE Elisabeth THUNAY (TUNÉ) dite DUFRESNE

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

François married Marie-Françoise-Amable NEVEU dite BACQUEVILLE 18 February 1765 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Françoise-Amable NEVEU dite BACQUEVILLE was born 25 October 1751 in Champlain, Canada, New France . Marie-Françoise-Amable died 21 April 1773 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Françoise-Amable was the child of Pierre NEVEU dit BACQUEVILLE and Marie-Françoise TOUTANT.

François married (2) Marie-Louise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 13 May 1782 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born abt. 1759 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie-Louise died 24 February 1850 in La-Pérade, Canada East . Marie-Louise was the child of Bernard MIVILLE and Louise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES.

François LEMAY died 31 May 1795 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François LEMAY

François LEMAY married

Marie-Françoise-Amable NEVEU dite BACQUEVILLE
Marriage date: 18 February 1765
Marriage place: Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Françoise-Amable NEVEU dite BACQUEVILLE was the child of Pierre NEVEU dit BACQUEVILLE and Marie-Françoise TOUTANT

Children of François LEMAY and Marie-Françoise-Amable NEVEU dite BACQUEVILLE

Louise LEMAY

Born: abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 7 April 1853, Yamachiche, Canada East

Married: Antoine LANGLOIS 9 January 1786 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

François LEMAY married

Marie-Louise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES
Marriage date: 13 May 1782
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was the child of Bernard MIVILLE and Louise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Children of François LEMAY and Marie-Louise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Paul LEMAY

Born: 27 September 1790, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 May 1865, Saint-Stanislas, Quebec, Canada

Married: Marguerite CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE 3 November 1819 Place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
François LEMAY and Marie-Françoise-Amable NEVEU dite BACQUEVILLE 18 February 1765, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Françoise-Amable NEVEU dite BACQUEVILLE died 21 April 1773, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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.