Jean-Baptiste LEMIRE dit FOUCAULT

(b. 15 September 1707 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 18 May 1779 , Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste LEMIRE dit FOUCAULT was born 15 September 1707 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste LEMIRE dit FOUCAULT was the child of Jean-François LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE and Françoise-Louise FOUCAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean LEMIRE and Louise MARSOLET (maternal) Jean-François FOUCAULT and Elisabeth PROVOST (PREVOST)

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite ETIENNE dite LAMONTAGNE PONT 19 September 1729 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite ETIENNE dite LAMONTAGNE PONT was born 6 March 1706 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marguerite was the child of Jean ETIENNE dit LAMONTAGNE and Marie DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX).

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie-Catherine PINARD 26 August 1731 in Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Catherine PINARD was born 28 September 1710 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie-Catherine died 18 March 1790 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Marie-Catherine was the child of Antoine PINARD and Marie JUTRAS.

Jean-Baptiste LEMIRE dit FOUCAULT died 18 May 1779 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada .

married (1): Marguerite PONT, (m. 19 SEP 1729, Varennes, Vercheres, QC)
(2): Catherine PINARD, (m. 26 AUG 1731, St-Jean-Bte, Nicolet, Nicolet, QC)

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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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Jean-Baptiste LEMIRE dit FOUCAULT married

Marguerite ETIENNE dite LAMONTAGNE PONT-- Date: 19 September 1729 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Marguerite ETIENNE dite LAMONTAGNE PONT was the child of Jean ETIENNE dit LAMONTAGNE and Marie DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEMIRE dit FOUCAULT and Marguerite ETIENNE dite LAMONTAGNE PONT:

Marie LEMIRE dite FOUCAULT (b.12 September 1730, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 27 March 1802, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste FLEURY 21 October 1754 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Jean-Baptiste LEMIRE dit FOUCAULT married

Marie-Catherine PINARD-- Date: 26 August 1731 Place: Nicolet, Canada, New France
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Marie-Catherine PINARD was the child of Antoine PINARD and Marie JUTRAS

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEMIRE dit FOUCAULT and Marie-Catherine PINARD:

Joseph FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE (b.1 July 1732, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 22 January 1793, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU 19 February 1754 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE (b.24 February 1734, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 17 September 1794, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique LOISEAU 6 August 1760 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Anne FOUCAULT dite LEMIRE (b.10 September 1746, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 13 January 1815, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste-Elie VILAT dit BEAUSOLEIL 7 January 1765 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Jeanne FOUCAULT dite LEMIRE (b.20 April 1748, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 10 January 1820, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste PROVENCHER dit VILLEBRUN 6 July 1767 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Antoinette LEMIRE dite FOUCAULT (b.abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. François LAMPRON dit LACHARITÉ 7 November 1774 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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1707 Birth
15 September 1707
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1729 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEMIRE dit FOUCAULT and Marguerite ETIENNE dite LAMONTAGNE PONT 19 September 1729, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 22 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Marie LEMIRE dite FOUCAULT was born 12 September 1730, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste was 23 years old.

1731 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEMIRE dit FOUCAULT and Marie-Catherine PINARD 26 August 1731, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

He was 23 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Joseph FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE was born 1 July 1732, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE was born 24 February 1734, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne FOUCAULT dite LEMIRE was born 10 September 1746, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Jeanne FOUCAULT dite LEMIRE was born 20 April 1748, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Marriage of Child
Joseph FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE married 19 February 1754 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU

1754 Marriage of Child
Marie LEMIRE dite FOUCAULT married 21 October 1754, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph) to Jean-Baptiste FLEURY

1760 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE married 6 August 1760 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Angelique LOISEAU

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 of Child
Marie-Anne FOUCAULT dite LEMIRE married 7 January 1765, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Jean-Baptiste-Elie VILAT dit BEAUSOLEIL

1767 Marriage of Child
Jeanne FOUCAULT dite LEMIRE married 6 July 1767, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Jean-Baptiste PROVENCHER dit VILLEBRUN

1774 Marriage of Child
Antoinette LEMIRE dite FOUCAULT married 7 November 1774, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to François LAMPRON dit LACHARITÉ

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.