Francois LEMAY dit POUDRIER

Born

18 January 1734 , Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Died

26 August 1800 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

Francois married Marie-Marthe PERRAULT 7 September 1758 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marie-Marthe PERRAULT was born 12 June 1743 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France. Marie-Marthe died 31 August 1781 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Marthe was the child of Adrien PERRAULT and Barbe-Michelle RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE .

Parents & Family of Francois LEMAY dit POUDRIER

Parents of Francois LEMAY dit POUDRIER

Father

Joseph-Louis LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER

Mother

Marie-Geneviève FRECHETTE

Grandparents of Francois LEMAY dit POUDRIER

Paternal grandparents

Ignace LEMAY Anne GIRARD

Maternal grandparents

François FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET) Marguerite BERGERON

m. Gaussin Marie-Antoinette
m. Perrault Marie-Marthe

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Francois LEMAY dit POUDRIER

Francois LEMAY dit POUDRIER married

Marie-Marthe PERRAULT
Marriage date: 7 September 1758
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France
Marie-Marthe PERRAULT was the child of Adrien PERRAULT and Barbe-Michelle RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Francois LEMAY dit POUDRIER and Marie-Marthe PERRAULT

Joseph LEMAY dit POUDRIER

Born: 2 September 1761, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada
Died: ,

Rose LEMAY dite POUDRIER

Born: 28 April 1763, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS 21 September 1812 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Marguerite LEMAY dite POUDRIER

Born: 5 July 1764, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 February 1791, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Marie LEMAY dite POUDRIER

Born: 30 August 1767, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marthe LEMAY dite POUDRIER

Born: 28 July 1769, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Genevieve LEMAY dite POUDRIER

Born: 7 August 1771, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Anne LEMAY dite POUDRIER

Born: 2 March 1773, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Louise LEMAY dite POUDRIER

Born: 19 December 1774, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Josephte LEMAY dite POUDRIER

Born: 9 January 1777, Rivière-du-Loup, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 December 1864, Deschaillons, Canada East

Louis LEMAY dit POUDRIER

Born: 20 December 1778, Rivière-du-Loup, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 March 1858, Sainte-Ursule, Quebec, Canada

Therese LEMAY dite POUDRIER

Born: 3 November 1780, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Francois's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1734
18 January 1734
Lotbinière, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Francois LEMAY dit POUDRIER and Marie-Marthe PERRAULT 7 September 1758 , Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Joseph LEMAY dit POUDRIER was born 2 September 1761, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Francois was 27 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Rose LEMAY dite POUDRIER was born 28 April 1763, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Francois was 29 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Marguerite LEMAY dite POUDRIER was born 5 July 1764, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Francois was 30 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie LEMAY dite POUDRIER was born 30 August 1767, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Francois was 33 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marthe LEMAY dite POUDRIER was born 28 July 1769, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Francois was 35 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Genevieve LEMAY dite POUDRIER was born 7 August 1771, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Francois was 37 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LEMAY dite POUDRIER was born 2 March 1773, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Francois was 39 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LEMAY dite POUDRIER was born 19 December 1774, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Francois 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
Josephte LEMAY dite POUDRIER was born 9 January 1777, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)

Francois was 43 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Louis LEMAY dit POUDRIER was born 20 December 1778, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)

Francois was 44 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Therese LEMAY dite POUDRIER was born 3 November 1780, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Francois was 46 years old.

1781 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Marthe PERRAULT died 31 August 1781, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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

1791 Death of Child
Marguerite LEMAY dite POUDRIER died 23 February 1791, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Francois was 57 years old.

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

Death — 1800
26 August 1800
Yamaska, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 66.

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