Marie Janne (Lemirre) Lemire (1759 - 1804)

Born 19 Oct 1759 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Nicolet, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Foucault — married 5 Jul 1779 in Nicolet, Province de Québec

Descendants

Died 28 Nov 1804 at age 45 in Nicolet, Bas-Canada

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Caution

Potential for confusion in this family, the following brother and sister married the other's sister and brother, they all have the name Foucault and/or Lemire and both grooms are known only as Joseph:

Joseph Lemire married Marie Madeleine Foucault Lemire

Marie Anne Jeanne Lemire married Joseph Foucault Lemire

Biographie

Marie Anne (Lemirre) Lemire lived
in Canada, Nouvelle-France.

Marie-Anne-Jeanne est une francophone née en 1759. Elle est décédée en 1804.

Biography

Names are deliberately spelled here exactly as they are in the source documents:

Marie Janne Lemirre was born 19 October 1759 and was baptized the same day in St-Jean-Baptiste-de-Nicolet. Her parents were Pierre Lemirre and Marie Jeanne Pinard. Godparents were François Provençal seminarist (he was the only one able to sign) and Marie Anne Foucault "fille".^[1][2]

On July 5th 1779, in St-Jean-Baptiste-de-Nicolet, Joseph Foucault son of Joseph Foucault and Magdelaine Loiseau married Marie Anne Lemirre daughter of Pierre Lemirre and deceased Marie Jeanne Pinard.^[3]

2nd to 3rd degree of consanguinity noted, in fact they were double first cousins once removed,their common ancestors were:

1. Jean François Lemire and his wife Françoise Foucault, they are first cousins once removed on that branch.
2. Antoine Pinard and his wife Marie Jutras making them first cousins once removed on that branch as well.

Marie Anne Lemire, wife of Joseph Foucault died November 28th 1804, she was about 44 years old. She was buried the following day in St-Jean-Baptiste-de-Nicolet.^[4]

PRDH Marriage

PRDH is generally considered to be an authoritative source. In this case because of potential for confusion original documents should be reviewed and independently confirmed.

Famille Joseph Foucault Lemire and Marie Anne Jeanne Lemire.^[5]

• Marriage July 5th 1779 in Nicolet
• Parents of Joseph Foucault Lemire are Joseph Foucault Lemire and his wife Marie Madeleine Loiseau
• Parents of Marie Anne Jeanne Lemire are Pierre Lemire and Marie Jeanne Pinard
• Children are (all events in Nicolet unless stated otherwise):

1. Joseph b. June 5th 1780; m. Marguerite Leblanc on February 3rd 1829 in St-Grégoire-le-Grand (Nicolet); s. August 14th 1842
2. Jean Baptiste Lemire Foucault married Marie Anne Deshayes St-Cyr February 15th 1813
3. Pierre Foucault died as an infant
4. Théodore Foucault died without marrying or having known children
5. Marie Anne Foucault married Louis Boisvert
6. Josèphe Lemire Foucault married Joseph Therrien on May 19th 1817
7. Amable b. October 13th 1791; no marriage or burial before 1850 in Québec parish records
8. Raphaël Foucault married Julie Richard
9. Modeste b. January 17th 1795; no marriage or burial before 1850 in Québec parish records
10. Pierre Foucault b. December 31st 1795; m. Antoinette Antoine Rousseau on September 18th 1820
11. Marie Madeleine b. January 11th 1799; married Antoine Duguay Lafranchise on January 12th 1830
12. Jeanne Lemire Foucault married Pierre Courtois January 11th 1831
13. Angele b. November 13th 1803; s. two days later; died as an infant

PRDH Parent's Marriage

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Marriage Pierre Lemire and Marie Jeanne Pinard^[6]

• Marriage 16 January 1747 in Nicolet
• Pierre Lemire son of Jean François Lemire and Marie Françoise Foucault Lefrançois
• Marie Jeanne Pinard daughter of Antoine Pinard and Marie Jutras Desrosiers
• Children:

1- Jean Baptiste Lemire, died as an infant

2- Joseph b. 20 November 1748, Nicolet ; s. 31 Jul 1757, Maskinongé, died in childhood

3- Pierre Lemire married Élisabeth Orillon dit Champagne

4- Antoine Lemire married Marie Josephe Daignau

5- Modeste b. 29 September 1755, Nicolet; m. 5 February 1781, Nicolet to Marie Josephe Pinard Beauchemin; no burial recorded before 1850

6- Joseph Lemire married Marie Madeleine Foucault Lemire

7- Marie Anne Jeanne Lemire married Joseph Foucault Lemire

8- Marie b. 26 January 1762, no marriage or burial recorded before 1850

Sources

1. ↑ "Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch: 16 July 2014, Nicolet > Saint-Jean-Baptiste > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1718-1779 > image 214 of 847; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal. Baptism Family Search
2. ↑ genealogiequebec, Drouin collection of parish registers Baptism LaFrance (paid subscription)
3. ↑ "Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch: 16 July 2014, Nicolet > Saint-Jean-Baptiste > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1718-1779 > image 489 of 847; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal. Marriage Family Search
4. ↑ "Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch: 16 July 2014, Nicolet > Saint-Jean-Baptiste > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1773-1809 > image 970 of 1112; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal. Burial Family Search
5. ↑ PRDH-IGD Famille #55126 Famille Joseph Foucault Lemire and Marie Anne Jeanne Lemire (paid subscription)
6. ↑ PRDH-IGD Famille #25327 Famille Pierre Lemire-Marie Jeanne Pinard (paid subscription)

Also see:

• Geneanet Entry

• PRDH: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique (membership): Individu: 222322
• PRDH: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique (membership): Famille: 55126