Françoise LEMIRE

(b. 18 August 1740 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 3 March 1799 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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Françoise LEMIRE was born 18 August 1740 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Françoise LEMIRE was the child of Jean-François LEMIRE and Françoise NIQUET dite MONTY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE and Françoise-Louise FOUCAULT (maternal) Pierre NIQUETTE dit MONTY and Marie LEFEBVRE

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

Françoise married Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE 18 February 1765 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE was born 11 June 1746 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Jean-Charles died 7 June 1799 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Jean-Charles was the child of Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Louise JUTRAS.

Françoise LEMIRE died 3 March 1799 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .
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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.

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Françoise LEMIRE married

Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE-- Date: 18 February 1765 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE was the child of Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Louise JUTRAS

Children of Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Françoise LEMIRE:

Francoise LACERTE dite VACHER (b.30 November 1765, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 February 1829, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Baptiste GELINAS 13 February 1786 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Charles LACERTE dit VACHER (b.20 March 1767, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Catherine LACERTE dite VACHER (b.abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Charles LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS 17 August 1789 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph LACERTE (b.5 February 1771, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 March 1830, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

Marie-Josephe LACERTE (b.24 October 1774, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 February 1854, Yamachiche, Canada East )
m. Michel VACHER dit LACERTE 30 January 1797 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1740 Birth
18 August 1740
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

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

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 / Partner
Françoise LEMIRE and Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE 18 February 1765, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 24 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Francoise LACERTE dite VACHER was born 30 November 1765, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Françoise was 25 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Charles LACERTE dit VACHER was born 20 March 1767, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Françoise was 26 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Joseph LACERTE was born 5 February 1771, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Françoise was 30 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe LACERTE was born 24 October 1774, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Françoise was 34 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Francoise LACERTE dite VACHER married 13 February 1786, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Joseph-Baptiste GELINAS

1789 Marriage of Child
Catherine LACERTE dite VACHER married 17 August 1789, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Charles LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS

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

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

1797 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe LACERTE married 30 January 1797 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Michel VACHER dit LACERTE