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LEMIRE Family Genealogy
Jean LEMIRE was born abt. 1626 in France. Jean LEMIRE was the child of ? and ?
Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1653.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Louise MARSOLET 20 October 1653 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children. Louise MARSOLET was born 17 May 1640 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Louise died 18 April 1712 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Louise was the child of Nicolas MARSOLET and Marie BARBIER.
Jean LEMIRE died 5 October 1684 in Québec, Canada, New France .
Occupation: master-carpenter
son of Mathurin Lemire and Jeanne Vanier
Details of the family tree of Jean appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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 MacDonald for providing this information.
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- Biography
LEMIRE, JEAN, master-carpenter; b. 1626 in France; in Quebec by 1653, when his marriage to Louise Marsolet is recorded; d. 1685 at Quebec.
In civic records Lemire is named as preparing an estimate for the building of the presbytery in Quebec in November 1664; as preparing a report, along with Paul Chalifour – both are called “carpenters” (charpentiers) – on a house at Coulonge on 5 April 1664; and, on 21 June 1664, as delivering it. The most...Read MORE...
www.biographi.ca Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003 
1653 Marriage / Partner
Jean LEMIRE and Louise MARSOLET 20 October 1653, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1658 Birth of Child
Jeanne-Elisabeth LEMIRE was born 13 June 1658, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)- 1660 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine LEMIRE was born 3 February 1660, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) - 1662 Birth of Child
Joseph LEMIRE was born 6 March 1662, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) - 1664 Birth of Child
Anne LEMIRE was born 13 March 1664, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) - 1666 Quebec
Jean le Mire .............................40 Me. Charpentier
Louise Marsollet ............................26 sa femme
Jeanne le Mire ..............................8 fille
Marie le Mire ................................6 fille
Joseph le Mire ..............................4 fils
Anne le Mire .................................2 fille
Pierre Yvellin ..............................20 domestique Engaigé
Et Jacques gautier...Read MORE...
The first census of New France (1666) www.afhs.ab.ca/data/census/1666 - 1666 Birth of Child
Louise LEMIRE was born 10 May 1666, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
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