Pierre LEMAY

(b. 24 March 1721 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 2 June 1798 , Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Pierre LEMAY was born 24 March 1721 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Pierre LEMAY was the child of Ignace LEMAY dit DELORME and Anne-Jeanne LECOMPTE dite LAVIMAUDIÈRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph LEMAY dit DELORME and Marie-Agnes-Madeleine GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE (maternal) Samuel LECOMPTE and Anne JOBIDON

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

Pierre married Marie-Josephte CHARTRAND 15 November 1745 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephte CHARTRAND was born 21 December 1727 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marie-Josephte died 18 March 1803 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Josephte was the child of Charles-Jean CHARTRAND and Madeleine BARBEAU dite POITEVIN.

Pierre LEMAY died 2 June 1798 in Montréal, Lower Canada .

Died at Sault-au-Récollet, Montreal

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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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Pierre LEMAY married

Marie-Josephte CHARTRAND-- Date: 15 November 1745 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte CHARTRAND was the child of Charles-Jean CHARTRAND and Madeleine BARBEAU dite POITEVIN

Sault-au-Récollet, Visitation de la Vierge-Marie, Montréal, Quebec

Children of Pierre LEMAY and Marie-Josephte CHARTRAND:

Marie-Anne LEMAY dite DELORME (b.30 July 1752, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 25 December 1832, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste DAVID 21 October 1770 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre LEMAY (b.20 June 1754, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 20 August 1834, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada )
m. Veronique SERRE dite ST-JEAN 9 October 1775 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste LEMAY dit DELORME (b.12 September 1764, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 June 1849, Montréal, Canada East )
m. Marie-Josephte DAGENAIS 14 January 1788 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1721 Birth
24 March 1721
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LEMAY and Marie-Josephte CHARTRAND 15 November 1745, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 24 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LEMAY dite DELORME was born 30 July 1752, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre was 31 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Pierre LEMAY was born 20 June 1754, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre was 33 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEMAY dit DELORME was born 12 September 1764, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre was 43 years old.

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne LEMAY dite DELORME married 21 October 1770, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste DAVID

1775 Marriage of Child
Pierre LEMAY married 9 October 1775, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Veronique SERRE dite ST-JEAN

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)

1788 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEMAY dit DELORME married 14 January 1788, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marie-Josephte DAGENAIS

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

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