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From: "Gary Boivin" <>
Subject: [Q-R] Lemesurier (changed Subject)
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 13:14:14 -0700
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A few yeras ago I was asked for info on Lemesurier's
and was surprized to find that they originated from
St Helier Parish in Jersey. There is also a branche
that settled in the Gaspe area of Quebec.

I only have one Henry LEMESURIER in my database.
Because he married Anglican, the Marriage Registry
of the Church doesn't list the parents. His son William
has the name "Guerout" listed as a middle name in
the Church Registry for his 1st marriage and as a "dit"
name (A.K.A.) for his 2nd marriage. The son married
Catholic so the parents are included in the Registry.

1 Henry LEMESURIER
m. Mary Frances STEWART
m. Oct 17 1843 Holy Trinity Anglican, Quebec, Quebec

2 William LEMESURIER=GUEROUT
m. Maud Margaret STUART
m. Sep 04 1879 St-Jean-Baptiste, Quebec City, Quebec
[daughter of Andrew STUART and Elmire AUBERT=DeGASPE]
m. Emily Hester MURPHY
m. Apr 14 1891 Marie-Reine-du-Monde, Montreal, Quebec
[daughter of Edward MURPHY and Elizabeth McBRIDE]

There was also a Helier LEMESURIER that may have been
Henry's father --- they both married in the same Church. Helier
was probably named after the Helier Church (my opinion) as
was often the case back then. In Quebec he usually went by
Elie or Helie (pronounced AYLEE) and sometimes listed
as Henry.

1 Helier LEMESURIER
m. Felicite LEFRANCOIS
m. Feb 07 1795 Holy Trinity Anglican, Quebec, Quebec

2 Jean Francois LEMESURIER
m. Catherine Marie GAULIN
m. Apr 30 1833 St-Thomas-de-Montmagny, Quebec
[daughter of Jean Baptiste GAULIN and Catherine BLAIS]

At this site:
http://worldebooklibrary.com/eBooks/Gutenberg/etext04/7queb10.htm

You will find the following passage that mentions the late Henry
Le Mesurier.

On the 6th June, 1865, we determined to afford ourselves a long-promised
treat, and go and survey, with Abbe Ferland's _Notes on Sillery_ open
before us, and also the help of that eminently respected authority in
every parish, the "oldest inhabitant," the traces of the Sillery
settlement of 1637. Nor had we long to wait before obtaining ocular
demonstration of the minute exactitude with which our old friend, the
Abbe, had investigated and measured every stone, every crumbling remain of
brick and mortar. The first and most noticeable relic pointed out was the
veritable house of the missionaries, facing the St. Lawrence, on the north
side of the road, on Sillery Cove; it was the property of the late Henry
Le Mesurier, Esquire, of Beauvoir. Were it in the range of possible events
that the good fathers could revisit the scene of their past apostolical
labours and view their former earthly tenement, hard would be the task to
identify it. The heavy three-feet-thick wall is there yet, as perfect, as
massive, as defiant as ever; the pointed gable and steep roof, in spite of
alterations, still stands--


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To: "Philip Cochran" <>;
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Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 7:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Q-R] ROUSSIN Parents


> I am new to Quebec research and wondered if anyone could take a look in
the
> "Dictionnaire Genealogique des familles du Quebec" and see if there is any
> mention of a Henry Le Mesurier and a Julia Guerot. I gather she came from
> quite a prominent Quebec family and he arrived from the UK , married her
and
> became a merchant in Quebec of some kind. Any information, however small,
> would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
> Maggie Le Mesurier


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