Antoine LEMIRE

Born

11 July 1734 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Died

24 January 1803 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Antoine married Geneviève CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE 8 January 1758 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Geneviève CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE was born 21 September 1738 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . Geneviève died 10 July 1804 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . Geneviève was the child of Louis CHEVREFILS and Marie-Anne MESSIER .

Parents & Family of Antoine LEMIRE

Parents of Antoine LEMIRE

Father

Jean-François LEMIRE

Mother

Françoise NIQUET dite MONTY

Grandparents of Antoine LEMIRE

Paternal grandparents

Jean-François LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE Françoise-Louise FOUCAULT

Maternal grandparents

Pierre NIQUETTE dit MONTY Marie LEFEBVRE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Antoine LEMIRE

Antoine LEMIRE married

Geneviève CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE
Marriage date: 8 January 1758
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Geneviève CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE was the child of Louis CHEVREFILS and Marie-Anne MESSIER

Children of Antoine LEMIRE and Geneviève CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

Genevieve LEMIRE

Born: abt. 1758, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 1 November 1816, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste PROULX 8 January 1781 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Antoine LEMIRE

Born: abt. 1759, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 12 April 1834, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe PROULX 31 March 1780 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

Marguerite LEMIRE

Born: abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Francois LEMIRE

Born: 22 April 1770, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 January 1855, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East

Charlotte LEMIRE

Born: 1 November 1774, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Elisabeth LEMIRE

Born: 23 October 1777, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 October 1843, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East

Married: Etienne POUJOT dit LESPERANCE 6 May 1799 Place: Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1734
11 July 1734
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Antoine LEMIRE and Geneviève CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE 8 January 1758 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 23 years old.

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.

1770 Birth of Child
Francois LEMIRE was born 22 April 1770, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Antoine was 35 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Charlotte LEMIRE was born 1 November 1774, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Antoine was 40 years old.

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.

1777 Birth of Child
Elisabeth LEMIRE was born 23 October 1777, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Antoine was 43 years old.

1780 Marriage of Child
Antoine LEMIRE married 31 March 1780 , , Québec Province, Canada to Marie-Josephe PROULX

1781 Marriage of Child
Genevieve LEMIRE married 8 January 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste PROULX

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1799 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth LEMIRE married 6 May 1799, Nicolet, Lower Canada to Etienne POUJOT dit LESPERANCE

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)