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Born: 24 November 1665 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DUTEAU , Marie-Jeanne PERRIN


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

Ignace  married  Anne GIRARD 24 November 1687 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Anne GIRARD  was born abt. 1671 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Anne died March 1725 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Anne was the child of Joachim GIRARD and Marie HALAY.

Ignace LEMAY died 12 March 1727 in Lotbinière, Canada, New France .
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Did You Know? 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.

Spouse & Children of Ignace LEMAY

Ignace LEMAY married flag female ancestor Anne GIRARD
Marriage date: 24 November 1687
Marriage place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal


Anne GIRARD was the child of Joachim GIRARD and Marie HALAY

Marriage notes:
groom's name: Ignace Lemee
groom's birth date: 1665
groom's birthplace:
groom's age: 22
bride's name: Anne Girare
bride's birth date: 1670
bride's birthplace:
bride's age: 17
marriage date: 24 Nov 1687
marriage place: Saint-Charles-De-Charlesbourg, Charlesbourg, Québec, Quebec
groom's father's name: Michel Lemee
groom's mother's name: Marie Duboul
bride's father's name: Joachim Girare
bride's mother's name: Marie Billay
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indexing project (batch) number: I04036-0
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1290316
reference number: 36
"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 06 Jan 2013), Ignace Lemee and Anne Girare, 24 Nov 1687; citing reference 36, FHL microfilm 1290316.

Children of Ignace LEMAY and Anne GIRARD

flag male ancestor Ignace LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER
Born: 13 November 1689, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 29 December 1773, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada


flag female ancestor Marie-Madeleine LEMAY

flag female ancestor Marie-Catherine LEMAY
Born: abt. 1694, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Michel TOUSIGNANT 31 December 1712   Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

flag male ancestor Pierre LEMAY
Born: abt. 1696, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,


flag male ancestor Jean-Baptiste LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER
Born: 10 October 1697, Lotbinière, Canada, New France
Died: 3 August 1759, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France


flag female ancestor Marie-Anne LEMAY

flag female ancestor Angélique LEMAY

flag male ancestor Joseph-Louis LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER

flag male ancestor François LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER
Married: Louise PERRAULT 17 July 1735   Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)



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BirthBirth — 1665
24 November 1665
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

'Ignace was born about 1665 and became a voyageur, making a trip to the west on 28 July 1704. He married Anne Girard in 1687. He took his father's sobriquet 'dit Poudrier'. They had 8 children.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume II, Page 144
1666 Canadian Census - Trois Rivieres
Michel lemey - 36 habitant

Marie dutost - 26 sa femme

Charles lemey - 6 fils

Joseph lemey - 5 fils

Marie lemey - 4 fille

Ignace lemey - 1 fils

Jacques dutost - 23 frere de lad. dutost

Et pierre - .20 domestique
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783
marriage1687 Marriage / Partner
Ignace LEMAY and Anne GIRARD 24 November 1687, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 22 years old.
1689 Birth of Child
Ignace LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER was born 13 November 1689, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Ignace was 23 years old.
1692 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine LEMAY was born 28 June 1692, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

Ignace was 26 years old.
1697 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER was born 10 October 1697, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

Ignace was 31 years old.
marriage1712 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine LEMAY married 31 December 1712 , , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Michel TOUSIGNANT
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
marriage1719 Marriage of Child
Pierre LEMAY married 20 August 1719, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marie-Geneviève CHORET
marriage1720 Marriage of Child
Angélique LEMAY married 8 April 1720, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) to Gaspard CHORET
1725 Death of Spouse/Partner
Anne GIRARD died March 1725, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
marriage1725 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER married 19 August 1725, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) to Marie-Angélique PERUSSE
marriage1726 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine LEMAY married 15 December 1726, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) to Jean-Charles BEAUDET
DeathDeath — 1727
12 March 1727
Lotbinière, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 61.
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Last updated: 7/8/2025 4:50:23 PM

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