Francois LEMAY dit POUDRIER

(b. 18 January 1734 , Lotbinière, Canada, New France d. 26 August 1800 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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Francois LEMAY dit POUDRIER was born 18 January 1734 in Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Francois LEMAY dit POUDRIER was the child of Joseph-Louis LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER and Marie-Geneviève FRECHETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace LEMAY and Anne GIRARD (maternal) François FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET) and Marguerite BERGERON

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

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, Québec, Canada. Marie-Marthe died 31 August 1781 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Marthe was the child of Adrien PERRAULT and Barbe-Michelle RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE.

Francois LEMAY dit POUDRIER died 26 August 1800 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .

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

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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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Family and Children of Francois LEMAY dit POUDRIER

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Francois LEMAY dit POUDRIER married

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

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Children of Francois LEMAY dit POUDRIER and Marie-Marthe PERRAULT:

Joseph LEMAY dit POUDRIER (b.2 September 1761, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada d. , )

Rose LEMAY dite POUDRIER (b.28 April 1763, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS 21 September 1812 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marguerite LEMAY dite POUDRIER (b.5 July 1764, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 February 1791, Yamaska, Lower Canada )

Marie LEMAY dite POUDRIER (b.30 August 1767, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marthe LEMAY dite POUDRIER (b.28 July 1769, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Genevieve LEMAY dite POUDRIER (b.7 August 1771, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Anne LEMAY dite POUDRIER (b.2 March 1773, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Louise LEMAY dite POUDRIER (b.19 December 1774, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Josephte LEMAY dite POUDRIER (b.9 January 1777, Rivière-du-Loup, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 December 1864, Deschaillons, Canada East )

Louis LEMAY dit POUDRIER (b.20 December 1778, Rivière-du-Loup, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 March 1858, Sainte-Ursule, Quebec, Canada)

Therese LEMAY dite POUDRIER (b.3 November 1780, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1734 Birth
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)

1800 Death
26 August 1800
Yamaska, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 66.

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