Marie Josephte Lemay (1795)

Born 2 Sep 1795 in Châteauguay, Bas-Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Frederic Heckemberg — married 11 Feb 1811 in Québec, Lower Canada

Wife of Jean Baptiste Quesnel — married 1829 in Saint-Anicet, Bas-Canada

Descendants

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Biography

Marie Josephte was born on 2 Sep 1795 and baptized on 4 Sep 1795 in the church of Saint-Joachim, in Châteuaguay. Her parents were Jean Baptiste Lemay and Marie Anne Guerin (his second wife). Her godparents were Augustin Lefevre and Marie Amable. ^[1] She married Frederic Nekemberg on 11 Feb 1811 in Saint-Régis.

Marie Josephte Lemay was born in 1795 at Châteauguay, Bas-Canada.

There are actually two Josephte Lemays living in the same region about the same time, and they are cousins. Her cousin, the one who is the wife of Régis Leblanc, had 17 children, and her date of birth & marriage match to the records of Régis Leblanc, who died in 1858.

This Marie Josephte Lemay married first at St-François-Régis to Frederic Heckemberg, on 11-Feb-1811.

She married second to Jean Baptiste Quesnell, about 1829.

Marriage of her son Jean Baptiste
Marriage 1850-nov-12 Transcription of the Jean Baptiste Quénel marriage certificate to Élisabeth Beauchêne.^[2]

Paroisse St-Anicet

En marge gauche: Mariage 8 - J. Bte. Quénel - Elisabeth Beauchêne

Le douze novembre mil huit cent cinquante après publication de deux bans de mariage faite au prône de nos messes paroissiales entre Jean Baptiste Quénel cultivateur fils majeur de Jean Baptiste Quénel & de défunte Josephte Lemay de cette paroisse d’une part, & Elisabeth Beauchêne dit Racine veuve de feu Amable Charlebois de cette paroisse d’autre part; ne s’étant découvert aucun empêchement vû la dispense d’un ban par nous accordée aux parties en vertu de nos pouvoirs, nous curé souligne avons reçu leur mutuel consentement de mariage & leur avons donné la bénidiction nuptiale en présence de Jean Baptiste Quénel père de l’époux, d’Amble Quénel son cousin, de Pierre Beauchêne dit Racine __illisible___ de l’épouse, & de quelques autres, qui ainsi que les époux, ont déclaré ne pouvoir signer. Signature : Poirier ptre

St-Anicet Parish

On the left margin: Marriage 8 - J. Bte. Quenel - Elisabeth Beauchene

On the twelfth of November, one thousand eight hundred and fifty after publication of two marriage banns made at the sermon of our parish masses between Jean Baptiste Quénel farmer, adult son of Jean Baptiste Quénel & the deceased Josephte Lemay of this parish on the one hand, & Elisabeth Beauchêne dit Racine widow of the late Amable Charlebois of this parish on the other hand; not having discovered any impediment given the dispensation of a ban by us granted to the parties by virtue of our powers, we priest underlines received their mutual consent of marriage & gave them the nuptial blessing in the presence of Jean Baptiste Quénel father of the husband, of Amble Quénel his cousin, of Pierre Beauchêne dit Racine __illegible___ of the wife, & of a few others, who as well as the spouses, declared that they could not sign. Signature: Poirier priest

(English translation by google translate)

Transcription of the French baptism act

On the fourth of September of the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five by us was baptized Marie Josephte born the day before yesterday of the legitimate Marriage of Jean Bte Lemai and Magdeleine Guerin. The godfather Augustin Lefebvre and the godmother Marie Amable Roy who did not know how to sign, the father being present [Sic].

Sources

1. ↑ "Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L993-44M5?cc=1321742&wc=HCQD-929%3A13629501%2C13629502%2C13629503 : 16 July 2014), Châteauguay > Saint-Joachim-de-Châteauguay > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1735-1796 > image 527 of 578; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.
2. ↑ Marriage image IGD

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Lemay-108 created through the import of Les Ekemberg dit Chretien et D (4)_2011-08-29.ged on Aug 30, 2011 by Marc Chretien. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Marc and others.
• Baptism Record : Généalogie Québec, www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/acte/644965, Institut généalogique Drouin, 2022, LAFRANCE. (See attached image).

• Marriage Record of son Jean-Baptiste (John) Quesnell (b.18229), proving parents Jean-Baptiste (b.1802) Quesnel & Josephte Lemay - Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2008. Original data:Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. (See attached image).

• Geneanet Community Trees Index [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. Original data: Geneanet Community Trees Index. Paris, France: Geneanet.

• From Genealogy.com: https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/b/a/r/Diane-M-Barbee/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0037.html (Links him to his father, John Baptiste (John Louis) Quesnel & Josephte LeMay).

• From Genealogy.com: https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/b/a/r/Diane-M-Barbee/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0044.html. (Links his spouse, children and parents).

Acknowledgements

I'd like to credit Paul Comte (Comte-44) with helping with the research and primary sourcing that went into clarifying this line with confidence and accuracy.