The Macphersons of Three Rivers

BLOG PURPOSE: Through a series of blogs, we will investigate the backgrounds of the Macphersons of Three Rivers commencing with the family of Sir James Macpherson Lemoine. Our goal will be to unravel the Macpherson family of this era placing them into their perspective lines. Please follow along on our journey. The Macphersons of Three Rivers Who were the Macphersons of Three Rivers? There were several sets of pioneer Macpherson families who lived in Three Rivers. One of which produced Sir James Macpherson Lemoine, a lawyer and historian for the Quebec Historical Society. Many avid genealogists acknowledge his mother was Julia Ann Macpherson but arrive at a brick wall when placing her with the proper Macpherson family of Three Rivers. Another mysterious resident of Three Rivers was John Macpherson, a tavern keeper. One of the most popular genealogy websites has over 176 member trees featuring John Macpherson. The most popular theory for the couple is John Macpherson's wife, Mary Ca