Sir James Macpherson Lemoines' Distinguished Family Line
In a previous post, we learned the parents of James Lemoine were Benjamin Lemoine and Julia Ann McPherson. Who was Julia-Ann? She was born on October 16, 1789, in Gaspe Bay, Quebec to Daniel Macpherson and Mary Kelly. On September 10, 1810, Julia Ann married merchant Benjamin Lemonie of Quebec City. They were married on Crane Island by John Jackson, "lecturer of the English Church at Quebec". Present for the ceremony was her parents Daniel and Mary McPherson, John her brother, and L. Duniere, uncle of Benjamin. The couple moved to Quebec City, the residence of Benjamin. Julia-Ann's life 1 was short, ending on May 16, 1828. She had produced ten children. Her father, Daniel Macpherson was born in 1753 at Laggan, Badenoch, Scotland to Lachlan Macpherson of Shirobeg and Mary Mackenzie. The couple emigrated in 1774 with "Alexander, Donald (interchangeable with Daniel), Margaret, and Ann". Lachlan was a tacksman or a tenant in Laggan, Badenoch and was induced to im