The Macphersons of Three Rivers

  Sir James Macpherson Lemoine *Photo credit: BanQ Who was James Lemoine To answer this question, let's go back to the beginning. James Lemoine was born on January 21, 1825, at Rue Saint-Georges, Quebec City to Daniel Lemoine and Julia Ann Macpherson. He was half Scottish 1 and French; fluent in English and French.  Lemoine was three years old when his mother, Julia Ann Macpherson died. He was under the care of his grandfather, Daniel MacPherson, until the age of 13.   James adopted the surname Macpherson in honour of his grandfather. He remained in the care of his father and studied law for six years after which he articled under  Joseph-Noël Bossé. Accomplishments Sir James Macpherson Lemoine was described as an illustrious lawyer being called to the Quebec bar in 1850. Lemoine studied law at Seminaire de Quebec and later taught law at Laval University. Additionally, he was an  officeholder,   ornithologist, folklorist, and historian. 2 He  ear...

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...