Gabriel Lemieux — Voyageur Grandfather

Rapides, rivière des Outaouais

Gabriel Lemieux (1626-1700) 9th great-grandfather

son of Louis Lemieux (1600-1665) and Marie Luguan (1600-1669)

Birth 10 APR 1626 • Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Death 2 DEC 1700 • Québec, Quebec, Canada

Marriage 1658 to Marguerite Leboeuf (1636-1671)

We know from early notary records, in the archives of Quebec, that Gabriel Lemieux made at least two legal trips as a voyageur.  It's a safe bet that he made other trips as a coureur de bois.

1670, 17 Jun — Engagement de Jean Bucquet à Gabriel Lemieux, Notary-BECQUET, Romain Québec. [no image file, only text].

• Actes Notariés de Longueuil

Original hand-written notary record

1690, 8 mai.-—Engagement de Gabriel Lemieux à Migeon de Branssat pour faire le voyage au pays des 8ta8ois—Étude Adhémar. 

1690, May 8th .— Gabriel Lemieux's engagement to Migeon de Branssat to make the trip to the country of the 8ta8ois-Notary Adhémar.

• Archives de Quebec (1670-1745), P198

Original hand-written notary record

1692, 19 août.—Engagement de Gabriel Lemieux à Joachim Germano pour faire le voyage des 8ta8ois—-Étude Adhémar. 

1692, August 19.—Engagement of Gabriel Lemieux to Joachim Germano to make the trip of the 8ta8ois - Notary Adhemar.

• Archives de Quebec (1670-1745), P200

LINEAGE:

Gabriel Lemieux (1626 - 1700) -- 9th great-grandfather

Gabriel Lemieux (1663 - 1739) -- Son of Gabriel Lemieux

Marie Anne Lemieux (1706 - 1777) -- Daughter of Gabriel Lemieux

Marie Josephe Poupart (1725 - 1799) -- Daughter of Marie Anne Lemieux

Pierre Barette dit Courville (1748 - 1794) -- Son of Marie Josephe Poupart

Marie Angelique Barette dit Courville (1779 - 1815) -- Daughter of Pierre Barette dit Courville

Marie Emélie Meunier Lagacé (1808 - 1883) -- Daughter of Marie Angelique Baret (Barette) dit Courville

Lucy Pinsonneau (aka PASSINO) (1836 - 1917) -- Daughter of Marie Emélie Meunier Lagacé -- 2nd great-grandmother