Anne Lemire (1664 - 1750)

Born 13 Mar 1664 in Québec, Canada, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Wife of Laurent Tessier — married 20 Oct 1681 in Notre-Dame de Québec, Canada, Nouvelle-France

Wife of Marc Antoine (deRupalley) DesJardins — married 9 Nov 1694 in Notre-Dame de Québec, Canada, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died 11 Jun 1750 at age 86 in Montréal, Canada, Nouvelle-France

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Biography

Anne Lemire lived
in Canada, Nouvelle-France.

Anne Lemyre was born on 13 Mar 1664 and baptized the 16th in Notre-Dame de Québec, Canada, Nouvelle-France. Her parents were Jean Lemire and Louise Marsolet.^[1]

Anne Lemire was born into a historically significant family. Her grandfather Nicolas Marsolet, was specifically documented as one of 30 men with Samuel de Champlain in 1608 when Québec was founded. In 1610, Marsolet became Canada's first interpreter in the fur trade with the Montagnais natives whom he lived among until Champlain died in late 1632. Marsolet, and other interpreters who came after him traveled to Paris to advise civil and religious leaders in France on native policy. ^[2] Anne's father, Jean Lemire was a syndic and master carpenter in Québec who helped construct the Québec Cathedral of Notre-Dame.^[3]

Marriage
Anne Geneviève Lemire, aged 17 on the record, married Laurent Tessier, aged 26 on the record, son of Urbain Tessier dit Lavigne and Marie Archambault, on 20 Oct 1681 in Notre-Dame de Québec. In the presence of known witnesses Paul Tessier, Jean Tessier, Joseph Lemire, Pierre Deglaumont, Pierre Moreau, Denis Lamaistre, Jacques Bretet dit Champagne, and Antoine Vildieu. The celebrant priest was Henri de Bernières.^[4]They had two children, who reached adulthood, Marie Anne and Jean Baptiste. Laurent passed away on 27 Sep 1687 in Montréal.

In 1689, Anne had an illegitimate child with Pierre Jolliet. He was an ambassador to the Iroquois natives, dangerous work at that time. The child, Madeleine, who died in infancy in 1691. Pierre Jolliet died in 1694. [Google translate: NATURAL CHILD: (father: Antoine d'Aux): Marie-Madeleine baptized on 15-12-1690 Montreal and died on January 28, 1691 in Pointe-aux-Trembles,[7] Note: Jetté names the father as Antoine d'Aux , but the child's baptism names the father the chevalier d'au, captain of a company in a detachment of Marine troops, the girl was illegitimate, the mother named Anne Lemhir (sic) widow of Laurent Texier.[8]; the child gets buried on 28 Jan 1694 in Pointe-aux-Trembles de Montréal at 6 weeks, the parents listed as Jean Joliet Do and Anne Lemire.[9] There was no marriage between them.]

2nd Marriage
Anne Lemire, widow of Laurent Tessier, married for a third time to Antoine Desjardin dit de Rupalley), sieur de Rupallay, aged 25 on the record, son of the late Jaen Baptiste Desjardin and the late Anne Degonneville, on 9 Nov 1694 in Notre-Dame de Québec.^[5] They had three sons, who survived into adulthood: Paul Desjardins, sieur de Rupallay, born in 1696; Henri Charles Desjardins, sieur de Gonneville, born in 1698, and Louis Antoine Desjardins, born in 1700 and died in 1723. By 1701, Anne was a widow again, now with five children to raise.

In 1701, Anne's brother Jean Baptiste Lemire dit Marsolet, a carpenter, was with Antoine de Lamothe Cadillac building a fort in Detroit and founding that city. When he was done, he returned to Montréal. In 1715, another fort was built in what is now Michigan, Fort Michilimackinac. We do not know if he also built this fort due to lack of records, but we do know that he was working there as a fur trader after the Fort was built. At this time he sponsors Anne for an engageur license. Records show that she is licensed and works for the commandant of Fort St. Joseph hiring voyageurs in the fur trade. Women, especially widows of officers, were permitted to be licensed in the fur trade in order to support their children. What is known is that her son Charles did own what has been designated as House E at Fort Michilimackinac, next door to René Bourassa, who lived in House F. These two men were married to two sisters., which made them brothers in law. Charles was married to Marie Charlotte Leriger dite Laplante. René Bourassa was married to Marie Catherine Leriger dite Laplante. Charles lived in this Fort from 1727 to 1754. Charles’s house E at Fort Michilimackinac is the site of one of the longest archaeological digs in North America. Started in 1959, it is still ongoing and continues today, as of the summer of 2020. In the summer of 2015, Fort Michilimackinac Curator and Archaeologist Dr. Lynn Evans released news reports that an intact ivory rosary had been found and dug out of Charles Gonneville's house. This was one of the biggest finds ever discovered here. Besides the rosary, nearly 3,000 craft beads were found under the house, more beads than found under all the other houses combined. It seems that a beadwork craft shop operated from this home. Anne Lemire and her daughter Marie Anne Tessier can be found as great-grandmothers on Louis Riel's family tree. Granville-73 12:11, 14 October 2015 (EDT)

Death and Burial
Anne Lemir, wife of the late Paul Rupalais, passed away on 11 Jun 1750 being given the age of around 95 years on the record. Her burial was the following day in Notre-Dame cemetery of Montréal.^[6]

Biographie

Fille de Jean Lemire et Louise Marsolet.

ENFANT NATUREL: (père: Antoine d'Aux): Marie-Madeleine baptisée le 15-12-1690 Montréal et décédée le 28 janvier 1691 à Pointe-aux-Trembles,^[7] Note: Jetté names the father as Antoine d'Aux, but the child's baptism names the father the chevalier d'au, captain of a company in a detachment of Marine troops, the girl was illegitimate, the mother named Anne Lemhir (sic) widow of Laurent Texier.^[8]; the child gets buried on 28 Jan 1694 in Pointe-aux-Trembles de Montréal at 6 weeks, the parents listed as Jean Joliet Do and Anne Lemire.^[9] There was no marriage between them.

Anne Lemire s'est remariée en 1694 avec Marc-Antoine Desjardins

Mariage entre Laurent Tessier avec Anne Geneviève Lemire

Le vingtième jour du mois d’octobre de l’an mil six cent quatre-vingt-un après les fiançailles et la publication fais de deux Bans de mariage le douze et dix-neuvième du dit mois d’octobre d’entre Laurent Tessier âgé de vingt-six ans fils d’Urbain Tessier et de Marie Archambaud ses père et mère de la paroisse de Ville-Marie en l’Ile de Montréal Évêché de Québec d’une part et Anne Geneviève Lemire âgée de dix-huit ans fille de Jean Lemire et de Louise Marsolet ses père et mère de cette paroisse d’autre part. Mgr Levesque de Québec leur ay eu donné dispense du troisième Ban et ne s’étant découvert aucun empêchement nous Genigell De Bernier vicaire graal de bondir seigneur et curé de cette église paroissiale les avons en la dit église mariés et donné la bénédiction nuptiale en présence du Sieurs Jean Lemire, Paul Tessier et Jacques Tessier frère de l’époux, Joseph Lemire frère de l’épouse, Pierre Glaumons et Pierre Moreau beau-frère de la dite épouse, Denis Lemaitre, Jacques Bessel du Champagne, Antoine Villedieu habitant de Montréal lesquels ont signé et a Vézère de Pierre Glaumons qui déclaré ne savoir signer de ce enquis suivant l’ordonnance aussi signé, Anne Lemire, Laurent Tessier, Jean Lemire, Paul Tessier, Pierre Moreau, Jean Lemire, Jacques Denis Lemaistre, Jacques Gertervilledieu, G. De Bernieres.^{[10] Transcrit par Givogue-4}

Notaire Claude Maugue

-Bail à loyer d ’un appartement de logis sis sur la rue Notre-Dame pour une année, par Louise Caron femme de Jean Tessier et procuratrice de Anne Lemire veuve Tessier sa belle-soeur, à Antoine Courtemanche (10 mai 1694). Vol IX pg 224-5 ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism IGD
2. ↑ N.E. Eutrope, MAKERS OF CANADA: CHAMPLAIN, Toronto Press, 1912, a public domain book available free at Amazon.com, pages 27, 37, 41, 143, 144
3. ↑ www.Wikipedia: Jean Lemire
4. ↑ Marriage IGD
5. ↑ Marriage #2 IGD
6. ↑ Burial IGD
7. ↑ Dictionnaire généalogique des familles du Québec des origines à 1730, René Jetté, avec la collaboration du PRDH, 1983, Presses de l'Université de Montréal, pg 1067 (Tessier) (membership IGD)
8. ↑ Bapt. Marie Madeleine Dau IGD
9. ↑ Sépulture-Funeral Marie Madeleine Dau no image IGD
10. ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Paroisse Notre-Dame de Québec, Canada Image 132 pg.28 [1]
11. ↑ BAnQ Notarial acts index Inventaire des greffes des notaires du régime français, par Pierre Georges Roy et Antoine Roy; 27 Vol + index 1-8

• Actes d'état civil et registres d'église du Québec (Collection Drouin), 1621 à 1997 - Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection: Institut Généalogique Drouin IGD (membership) https://www.genealogiequebec.com
• Anne: naissance church record.
• Anne Geneviève et Laurent Tessier: mariage 1 church record.
• Anne: décès church record.
• Tree: Nos Origines

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Jackie Merrick for starting this profile.