François LEMAY

(b. abt. 1741 , Québec Province, Canada d. 31 May 1795 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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François LEMAY was born abt. 1741 in Québec Province, Canada

François LEMAY was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEMAY and Genevieve RIVARD dite LAGLANDERIE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel LEMAY and Catherine JOBIN (maternal) Julien RIVARD dit DUFRESNE and Elisabeth THUNAY (TUNÉ) dite DUFRESNE

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

François married Marie-Françoise-Amable NEVEU dite BACQUEVILLE 18 February 1765 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Françoise-Amable NEVEU dite BACQUEVILLE was born 25 October 1751 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Marie-Françoise-Amable died 21 April 1773 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Françoise-Amable was the child of Pierre NEVEU dit BACQUEVILLE and Marie-Françoise TOUTANT.

François married (2) Marie-Louise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 13 May 1782 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born abt. 1759 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Louise died 24 February 1850 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marie-Louise was the child of Bernard MIVILLE and Louise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES.

François LEMAY died 31 May 1795 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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François LEMAY married

Marie-Françoise-Amable NEVEU dite BACQUEVILLE-- Date: 18 February 1765 Place: Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Françoise-Amable NEVEU dite BACQUEVILLE was the child of Pierre NEVEU dit BACQUEVILLE and Marie-Françoise TOUTANT

Children of François LEMAY and Marie-Françoise-Amable NEVEU dite BACQUEVILLE:

Louise LEMAY (b.abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada d. 7 April 1853, Yamachiche, Canada East )
m. Antoine LANGLOIS 9 January 1786 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

François LEMAY married

Marie-Louise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES-- Date: 13 May 1782 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was the child of Bernard MIVILLE and Louise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Children of François LEMAY and Marie-Louise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES:

Paul LEMAY (b.27 September 1790, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 May 1865, Saint-Stanislas, Quebec, Canada)
m. Marguerite CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE 3 November 1819 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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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
François LEMAY and Marie-Françoise-Amable NEVEU dite BACQUEVILLE 18 February 1765, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Françoise-Amable NEVEU dite BACQUEVILLE died 21 April 1773, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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.