Emma Lemay
1864 - 1936
Emma was born on March 30th 1864 in Saint Edouard de Lotbinière, the daughter of Louis Lemay and Dulice Gauron.
On November 4th, 1895 at the age of 31, she married a widower, Evariste Daigle.  The wedding took place in Saint Louis de Lotbinière where the couple would live.  Their house was in the village on the main road, Marie Victorien Street. 

Evariste Daigle had been previously married to a Georgiana Lenseigne on July 22nd 1884.  The couple had 2 boys before her untimely death:

Victorien - July 30, 1889
Rodolphe - September 13, 1890

Emma and Evariste had the following children:

Aurore - February 24, 1897
Alfred - May 15, 1899
Jean-Marie - April 20, 1902
Alphonse-Edgar - August 12, 1903
Jean-Baptiste - April 17, 1906
In the later years of her life, Emma suffered from diabetes; it would ultimately necessitate the amputation of both her legs.  In a photograph taken around 1917,  Emma looks much older than her 53 years.  Evariste beside her looks his age, 59.   She passed away on April 14th 1936 in Saint Louis de Lotbinière at the age of 72.  Evariste died three years later on August 31st 1939.

Some genealogy notes:  Emma Lemay was a direct descendant of Michel Lemay dit Poudrier who arrived in the New World around 1653.  He is considered the first citizen of Saint Louis de Lotbinière.  Her lineage from Michel Lemay is indicated below in blue.  Emma's son-in-law, Aimé Cinq Mars had Lemay in his line through marriage: Brigitte l'Heureux (his ancestral grandmother) married a Lemay shown in red.   Emma's granddaughter, Jeanne d'Arc Cinq Mars (Aimé and Aurore's daughter) married Jean Guy Daoust (his mother, Oliva Gratton Delorme was a Lemay though Michel Lemay's son, Ignace Lemay dit Delorme shown in yellow).

Descendants of Francois Lemay

Generation No. 1

1.  FRANCOIS1 LEMAY  He married MARIE GAUCHET in France. 

Child of FRANCOIS LEMAY and MARIE GAUCHET is:
2.    i.MICHEL2 LEMAY, b. March 13, 1630/31, Chenehutte les Tuffeaux, Anjou, France; d. Abt. 1685, Lotbinière, QC.

Generation No. 2

2.  MICHEL2 LEMAY (FRANCOIS1) was born March 13, 1630/31 in Chenehutte les Tuffeaux, Anjou, France, and died Abt. 1685 in Lotbinière, Quebec.  He married MARIE DUTEAU June 15, 1659 in Trois Rivieres, Quebec.  She was born 1639 in La Rochelle. l'Aunis, France, and died November 30, 1675 in Lotbinière, Quebec.

Children of MICHEL LEMAY and MARIE DUTEAU are:
     i.FRANCOIS-XAVIER3 LEMAY.
     ii.JEAN-BAPTISTE LEMAY, b. Abt. 1670; m. MARIE-HÉLÈNE BOUCHER, Abt. 1700, St Nicolas, Quebec.
3.   iii.MICHEL LEMAY, b. 1660; d. 1707.
4.   iv.JOSEPH LEMAY DIT DELORME, b. Abt. 1661.
     v.MARIE LEMAY, b. Abt. 1663.
     vi.MARIE-JEANNE LEMAY, b. Abt. 1666.
     vii.CHARLES LEMAY, b. Abt. 1669.
     viii.PIERRE LEMAY, b. Abt. 1671.
     ix.MARIE-MADELEINE LEMAY, b. Abt. 1672.
5.   x.IGNACE LEMAY-POUDRIER, b. 1667.

Generation No. 3

3. MICHEL3 LEMAY (MICHEL2, FRANCOIS1) was born 1660, and died 1707.  He married CATHERINE JOBIN April 22, 1686 in Champlain, Quebec.  She was born 1666.

Children of MICHEL LEMAY and CATHERINE JOBIN are:
6.   i.JEAN-BAPTISTE4 LEMAY, b. 1707; d. December 20, 1755, Lotbinière, Quebec.
     ii.MARGUERITE LEMAY.
     iii.MARIE-AGNES LEMAY.
     iv.JOSEPH LEMAY.
     v.MICHEL LEMAY.
     vi.LOUIS LEMAY.
     vii.MARIE-CATHERINE.
     viii.ANTOINE LEMAY.

4.  JOSEPH3 LEMAY DIT DELORME (MICHEL2 LEMAY, FRANCOIS1) was born Abt. 1661.  He married AGNES-MADELEINE GAUDRY June 04, 1686, daughter of NICOLAS GAUDRY and AGNES MORIN. 

Child of JOSEPH LEMAY DIT DELORME and AGNES-MADELEINE GAUDRY is:
7.   i.IGNACE4 DELORME DIT LEMAY, b. Abt. 1695.

5.  IGNACE3 LEMAY-POUDRIER (MICHEL2 LEMAY, FRANCOIS1) was born 1667.  He married (1) ANNE GIRARD November 24, 1687 in Charlesbourg, Quebec, daughter of JOACHIM GIRARD and MARIE HALAY.  She was born 1670. He married (2) ANNE GIRARD November 24, 1687 in Charlesbourg, Quebec. 

Children of IGNACE LEMAY-POUDRIER and ANNE GIRARD are:
8.   i.JOSEPH-LOUIS4 LEMAY-POUDRIER, d. 1770.
     ii.ANNE LEMAY-POUDRIER.
     iii.IGNACE LEMAY-POUDRIER.
     iv.PIERRE LEMAY-POUDRIER.
     v.ANGELIQUE LEMAY.
     vi.JEAN-BAPTISTE LEMAY.
     vii.MADELEINE LEMAY.

Generation No. 4

6.  JEAN-BAPTISTE4 LEMAY (MICHEL3, MICHEL2, FRANCOIS1) was born 1707, and died December 20, 1755 in Lotbinière, Quebec.  He married GENEVIÈVE RIVARD-LAGLANDERIE November 26, 1731 in Batiscan, Quebec, daughter of JULIEN DE LA GLANDERIE and ELISABETH THUNEY.  She was born April 29, 1707 in Batiscan, Quebec.

Children of JEAN-BAPTISTE LEMAY and GENEVIÈVE RIVARD-LAGLANDERIE are:
9.   i.LOUIS5 LEMAY, b. October 20, 1741, Lotbinière, Quebec.
     ii.JEAN PIERRE LEMAY.
     iii.FRANCOIS LEMAY.
     iv.JOSEPH LEMAY.

7.  IGNACE4 DELORME DIT LEMAY (JOSEPH3 LEMAY DIT DELORME, MICHEL2 LEMAY, FRANCOIS1) was born Abt. 1695.  He married ANNE LECOMTE January 31, 1717/18 in Montreal Quebec. 

Child of IGNACE DELORME DIT LEMAY and ANNE LECOMTE is:
10.  i.PIERRE5 DELORME DIT LEMAY.

8.  JOSEPH-LOUIS4 LEMAY-POUDRIER (IGNACE3, MICHEL2 LEMAY, FRANCOIS1) died 1770.  He married GENEVIEVE FRECHETTE November 15, 1728 in St-Nicolas, Levi, Quebec. 

Child of JOSEPH-LOUIS LEMAY-POUDRIER and GENEVIEVE FRECHETTE is:
11.  i.ANTOINE5 LEMAY-POUDRIER, b. 1747; d. March 14, 1813.

Generation No. 5

9. LOUIS5 LEMAY (JEAN-BAPTISTE4, MICHEL3, MICHEL2, FRANCOIS1) was born October 20, 1741 in Lotbinière, Quebec.  He married GENEVIEVE FAUCHER November 12, 1764 in St Louis de Lotbiniere, Quebec, daughter of JOSEPH FAUCHER and MARIE HUBERT. 

Children of LOUIS LEMAY and GENEVIEVE FAUCHER are:
12.  i.LOUIS IGNACE6 LEMAY, b. October 12, 1766.
     ii.MARIE-GENEVIÈVE LEMAY.
     iii.ROSALIE LEMAY.
     iv.FRANCOIS-XAVIER LEMAY.
     v.MARIE-VICTOIRE LEMAY.
     vi.MARIE LOUISE LEMAY.

10.  PIERRE5 DELORME DIT LEMAY (IGNACE4, JOSEPH3 LEMAY DIT DELORME, MICHEL2 LEMAY, FRANCOIS1)  He married MARIE-LOSEPHTE CHARTRAND November 15, 1745 in Sault au Récollet, Montreal, Quebec. 

Child of PIERRE DELORME DIT LEMAY and MARIE-LOSEPHTE CHARTRAND is:
13.  i.JEAN-BAPTISTE6 DELORME DIT LEMAY.

11.  ANTOINE5 LEMAY-POUDRIER (JOSEPH-LOUIS4, IGNACE3, MICHEL2 LEMAY, FRANCOIS1) was born 1747, and died March 14, 1813.  He married MARIE-JOSEPHTE ADAM, daughter of JOSEPH ADAM and JOSEPHTE MAILHOT.  She was born 1748, and died July 03, 1834.

Children of ANTOINE LEMAY-POUDRIER and MARIE-JOSEPHTE ADAM are:
14.  i.ANTOINE6 LEMAY-POUDRIER, b. March 07, 1772, Lotbiniere, Quebec.
     ii.MARIE-JOSEPHTE LEMAY.
     iii.ARCHANGE LEMAY.
     iv.URBAIN LEMAY. 
     v.LUCE LEMAY.
     vi.MÉLITILDE LEMAY.
     vii.CÉLESTE LEMAY.
     viii.JOSEPH-LOUIS LEMAY.
     ix.JEAN-CLÉMENT LEMAY.
     x.JEAN-BAPTISTE LEMAY.
    xi.JÉRÉMIE LEMAY.

Generation No. 6

12.  LOUIS IGNACE6 LEMAY (LOUIS5, JEAN-BAPTISTE4, MICHEL3, MICHEL2, FRANCOIS1) was born October 12, 1766.  He married MARGUERITE JOBIN-BOISVERT October 15, 1792 in Ste Croix de Lotbinière, Quebec. 

Children of LOUIS LEMAY and MARGUERITE JOBIN-BOISVERT are:
15.  i.LOUIS7 LEMAY.
     ii.NATALIE LEMAY.
     iii.EMERENCE LEMAY.
     iv.HELENE LEMAY.
     v.MARGUERITE LEMAY.
     vi.JOSEPH LEMAY.

13.  JEAN-BAPTISTE6 DELORME DIT LEMAY (PIERRE5, IGNACE4, JOSEPH3 LEMAY DIT DELORME, MICHEL2 LEMAY, FRANCOIS1)  He married JOSEPHTE DAGENEST January 14, 1788 in Sault au Récollet, Montreal, Quebec. 

Child of JEAN-BAPTISTE DELORME DIT LEMAY and JOSEPHTE DAGENEST is:
16. i.PASCAL7 DELORME DIT LEMAY.

14.  ANTOINE6 LEMAY-POUDRIER (ANTOINE5, JOSEPH-LOUIS4, IGNACE3, MICHEL2 LEMAY, FRANCOIS1) was born March 07, 1772 in Lotbiniere, Quebec.  He married (1) JULIENNE BERNARD September 30, 1794 in St Louis de Lotbiniere, Quebec.    He married (2) BRIGITTE L'HEUREUX September 05, 1803 in St Francois Xavier, Batiscan, Quebec, daughter of LOUIS L'HEUREUX and FRANCOISE-BRIGITTE RIVARD.  She was born August 15, 1773, and died September 24, 1848 in Batiscan, Quebec.

Children of ANTOINE LEMAY-POUDRIER and JULIENNE BERNARD are:
     i.ANTOINE7 LEMAY.
     ii.MARGUERITE LEMAY.
     iii.JULIE LEMAY.

Child of ANTOINE LEMAY-POUDRIER and BRIGITTE L'HEUREUX is:
     iv.MARIE-REINE7 LEMAY.

Generation No. 7

15.  LOUIS7 LEMAY (LOUIS IGNACE6, LOUIS5, JEAN-BAPTISTE4, MICHEL3, MICHEL2, FRANCOIS1)  He married CLAIRE BEAUDET March 01, 1824 in St Louis de Lotbiniere, Quebec. 

Children of LOUIS LEMAY and CLAIRE BEAUDET are:
17.  i.LOUIS8 LEMAY.
     ii.FELIX LEMAY.
     iii.LEOCADIE LEMAY.
     iv.ELISABETH LEMAY.
     v.MARGUERITE LEMAY.
     vi.THEODORE LEMAY.
     vii.ALEXANDRINE LEMAY.
     viii.REMI LEMAY.
     ix.MARIE-LUDIV LEMAY.

16.  PASCAL7 DELORME DIT LEMAY (JEAN-BAPTISTE6, PIERRE5, IGNACE4, JOSEPH3 LEMAY DIT DELORME, MICHEL2 LEMAY, FRANCOIS1)  He married (1) JOSEPHTE CORBEIL January 11, 1830 in Sault au Récollet, Montreal, Quebec, daughter of JOSEPH CORBEIL and ANGELIQUE LONPRÉS.    He married (2) MARIE-LOUISE DECARRY July 08, 1834 in Montreal Quebec, daughter of JEAN DECARRY and MARIE BREAULT-POMINVILLE.    He married (3) FÉLICITÉ LÉVEILLÉ October 22, 1872 in Notre Dame d'Ottawa. 

Child of PASCAL DELORME DIT LEMAY and JOSEPHTE CORBEIL is:
18.  i.SIMEON8 DELORME, b. Abt. 1845; d. July 28, 1928, Sturgeon Falls, Ontario.

Child of PASCAL DELORME DIT LEMAY and MARIE-LOUISE DECARRY is:
19.  ii.LOUIS8 DELORME DIT LEMAY.

Generation No. 8

17.  LOUIS8 LEMAY (LOUIS7, LOUIS IGNACE6, LOUIS5, JEAN-BAPTISTE4, MICHEL3, MICHEL2, FRANCOIS1)  He married (1) CLEOPHEE CASTONGUAY January 07, 1850 in St Louis de Lotbiniere, Quebec.    He married (2) DULICE GAURON November 26, 1859 in St Louis de Lotbinière, Quebec. 

Child of LOUIS LEMAY and CLEOPHEE CASTONGUAY is:
     i.ALEXANDRINE9 LEMAY.

Children of LOUIS LEMAY and DULICE GAURON are:
     ii.EUGÈNE9 LEMAY.
     iii.PHILOMENE LEMAY.
     iv.JEAN-BAPTISTE LEMAY.
     v.PIERRE LEMAY.
     vi.LOUIS-ALBERT LEMAY, b. July 21, 1860, St Louis de Lotbinière, Quebec.
     vii.MARIE-CÉLANIRE LEMAY, b. September 25, 1861, St Louis de Lotbinière, Quebec.
     viii.NARCISSE LEMAY, b. 1863, St Louis de Lotbinière, Quebec; d. January 30, 1864, St Louis de Lotbinière, QC.
20. ix.EMMA LEMAY, b. March 30, 1864, St Edouard de Lotbinière, Quebec; d. April 14, 1936, Lotbiniere, Quebec.

18. SIMEON8 DELORME (PASCAL7 DELORME DIT LEMAY, JEAN-BAPTISTE6, PIERRE5, IGNACE4, JOSEPH3 LEMAY DIT DELORME, MICHEL2 LEMAY, FRANCOIS1) was born Abt. 1845, and died July 28, 1928 in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario.  He married (1) CÉDULIE PATRY October 10, 1871 in Notre Dame d'Ottawa, Ontario, daughter of LAZARE PATRY and MARIE-MAGDELEINE GUENETT.    He married (2) MARIE ELMINA (ELMIRE) D'AOUST August 05, 1878 in Ste Felicite, Clarence Creek, Ontario, daughter of AUGUSTIN D'AOUST and OLIVE GRATON.  She was born November 12, 1856 in St Augustin, Deux Montagnes, Quebec, and died October 30, 1929 in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario.

Children of SIMEON DELORME and MARIE D'AOUST are:
     i.EUCLIDE9 DELORME, b. Abt. 1878; d. November 26, 1965, Sturgeon Falls,  Ontario.
21. ii.LEON DELORME, b. August 09, 1880, Clarence Creek, Russell County, ON; d. September 10, 1957, Sturgeon
     Falls, ON.
     iii.MARIE LOUISE DELORME, b. May 18, 1882, Clarence Creek, Russell County, Ontario.
22.  iv.OLIVA GRATTON DELORME, b. September 13, 1885, Clarence Creek, ON; d. April 07, 1975, Sudbury, ON.
23.  v.AZILDA DELORME, b. May 07, 1887, Ste Félicité, Clarence Creek, Russell County, Ontario; d. November 25,
     1911, Sturgeon Falls, Ontario.
24.  vi.THOMAS-FERDINAND DELORME, b. February 10, 1889, Clarence Creek, Russell County, Ontario.
25.  vii.ANATOLE DELORME, b. 1891; d. June 22, 1965, Sturgeon Falls, Ontario.
26.  viii.HERMÉNÉGILDE DELORME, b. January 26, 1884, Ste Félicité, Clarence Creek, Russell County, Ontario; d.
     February 24, 1954, Sturgeon Falls, Ontario.

19.  LOUIS8 DELORME DIT LEMAY (PASCAL7, JEAN-BAPTISTE6, PIERRE5, IGNACE4, JOSEPH3 LEMAY DIT DELORME, MICHEL2 LEMAY, FRANCOIS1)  He married HENRIETTE ROCHON February 12, 1866 in Ste Marthe, Quebec, daughter of MOYSE ROCHON and ANGÈLE PROULX. 

Children of LOUIS DELORME DIT LEMAY and HENRIETTE ROCHON are:
     i.ARTHUR9 DELORME, d. May 18, 1904, Rockland, ON; m. ALBINA LALANDE, November 22, 1898, Rockland, ON.
     ii.VICTOR DELORME, m. VALERIE THIVIERGE, January 09, 1893, Clarence Creek, Ontario.
     iii.ALFRED-SIMÉON DELORME, b. August 12, 1879, Ste Félicité, Clarence Creek, Russell County, Ontario; m.
     MARIE NOELIA, June 27, 1910, Sacred Heart, Winnipeg, Winnipeg; b. December 25, 1887, St Bonaface, Winnipeg.
     iv.CYPRIEN-AUGUSTIN DELORME, b. September 25, 1883, Ste Félicité, Clarence Creek, Russell County, Ontario.
     v.MARIE-ANNE-LUCIE DELORME, b. November 08, 1888, Ste Félicité, Clarence Creek, Russell County, Ontario.
     vi.MARIE-CLARA DELORME, b. February 11, 1890, Ste Félicité, Clarence Creek, Russell County, Ontario; m.
     EUCLIDE GAUTHIER, April 28, 1908; b. August 31, 1883, Papineauville.
     vii.BAPTISTE-OMER DELORME, b. June 25, 1891, Ste Félicité, Clarence Creek, Russell County, Ontario.

Generation No. 9

20.  EMMA9 LEMAY (LOUIS8, LOUIS7, LOUIS IGNACE6, LOUIS5, JEAN-BAPTISTE4, MICHEL3, MICHEL2, FRANCOIS1) was born March 30, 1864 in St Edouard de Lotbinière, Quebec, and died April 14, 1936 in Lotbiniere, Quebec.  She married EVARISTE DAIGLE November 04, 1895 in St. Edouard de Lotbiniere, Quebec, son of FRANCOIS DAIGLE and ROSALIE MARTEL.  He was born August 28, 1858, and died August 31, 1939 in Lotbiniere, Quebec.

Children of EMMA LEMAY and EVARISTE DAIGLE are:
27.  i.AURORE10 DAIGLE, b. February 24, 1897, St Louis de Lotbinière, Quebec; d. June 27, 1957, Lotbiniere, Quebec; 28.  ii.ALFRED DAIGLE, b. May 15, 1899, St Louis de Lotbinière, Quebec.
     iii.JEAN-MARIE DAIGLE, b. April 20, 1902, St Louis de Lotbinière, Quebec.
     iv.ALPHONSE-EDGAR DAIGLE, b. August 12, 1903, Ste Emilie de Lotbinière, Quebec.
29.  v.JEAN-BAPTISTE DAIGLE, b. April 17, 1906; d. December 19, 1972, Greenfield Park, Quebec.
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