Joseph-Louis LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER

(b. abt. 1705 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 22 January 1770 , Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph-Louis LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER was born abt. 1705 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Joseph-Louis LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER was the child of Ignace LEMAY and Anne GIRARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER and Marie-Michelle DUTOST (DUTAUT) (DUTEAU) (maternal) Joachim GIRARD and Marie HALAY

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Joseph-Louis married Marie-Geneviève FRECHETTE 15 November 1728 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marie-Geneviève FRECHETTE was born 12 October 1709 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marie-Geneviève died 17 October 1785 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Marie-Geneviève was the child of François FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET) and Marguerite BERGERON.

Joseph-Louis LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER died 22 January 1770 in Lotbinière, Province of Québec, 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.

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 Joseph-Louis LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER

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Joseph-Louis LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER married

Marie-Geneviève FRECHETTE-- Date: 15 November 1728 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marie-Geneviève FRECHETTE was the child of François FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET) and Marguerite BERGERON

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Children of Joseph-Louis LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER and Marie-Geneviève FRECHETTE:

Josephte LEMAY dite POUDRIER (b.22 October 1729, Lotbinière, Canada, New France d. 19 November 1802, Lotbinière, Lower Canada )
m. Michel MARCOTTE 2 February 1750 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

Joseph-Louis LEMAY (b.21 January 1731, Lotbinière, Canada, New France d. 12 April 1797, Lotbinière, Lower Canada )

Genevieve LEMAY dite POUDRIER (b.abt. 1732, , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 March 1803, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Marie MARTINEAU dit LORMIÈRE 26 November 1753 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

Francois LEMAY dit POUDRIER (b.18 January 1734, Lotbinière, Canada, New France d. 26 August 1800, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Marthe PERRAULT 7 September 1758 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise LEMAY dite POUDRIER (b.abt. 1735, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Jean-Baptiste LEMAY (b.abt. 1737, , Québec Province, Canada d. 1 May 1770, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Judith AUGER 11 October 1762 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Joseph LEMAY (b.abt. 1739, , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 August 1823, Lotbinière, Lower Canada )

Catherine LEMAY dite POUDRIER (b.29 January 1741, Lotbinière, Canada, New France d. 5 January 1813, Lotbinière, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste BEAUDET 26 July 1761 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

Angelique LEMAY (b.abt. 1742, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 16 November 1809, Lotbinière, Lower Canada )

Augustin LEMAY (b.abt. 1744, Lotbinière, Canada, New France d. 10 December 1812, Lotbinière, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Francoise BEAUDET 21 November 1768 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

Etienne LEMAY (b.abt. 1746, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Antoine LEMAY dit POUDRIER (b.abt. 1748, , Québec Province, Canada d. 14 March 1813, Lotbinière, Lower Canada )

Marguerite LEMAY dite POUDRIER (b.abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1728 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Louis LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER and Marie-Geneviève FRECHETTE 15 November 1728, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

1729 Birth of Child
Josephte LEMAY dite POUDRIER was born 22 October 1729, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

1731 Birth of Child
Joseph-Louis LEMAY was born 21 January 1731, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

1734 Birth of Child
Francois LEMAY dit POUDRIER was born 18 January 1734, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

1741 Birth of Child
Catherine LEMAY dite POUDRIER was born 29 January 1741, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

1750 Marriage of Child
Josephte LEMAY dite POUDRIER married 2 February 1750, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) to Michel MARCOTTE

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Genevieve LEMAY dite POUDRIER married 26 November 1753, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) to Joseph-Marie MARTINEAU dit LORMIÈRE

1758 Marriage of Child
Francois LEMAY dit POUDRIER married 7 September 1758 , Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada to Marie-Marthe PERRAULT

1761 Marriage of Child
Catherine LEMAY dite POUDRIER married 26 July 1761, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) to Jean-Baptiste BEAUDET

1762 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEMAY married 11 October 1762, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Judith AUGER

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Augustin LEMAY married 21 November 1768, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) to Marie-Francoise BEAUDET