Emery was a migrant from France and is first mentioned in Canadian records in 1755. He arrived as a soldier in General Montcalm's army, in the Guyenne regiment, Blau company. There are few details available about how he earned his living in New France after he left the military. Marguerite's burial record from 1803 states he was a 'labourer' (journalier). When he died at age 68, his burial record notes he was a beggar (mendiant).
Little is known about his parents or about his life in France. His father was Jean-Baptiste Amien, a labourer originally from Cahors, a town in the Occitanie region of southern France. His mother was Pauline Fournier from the commune of Clerval, in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France, about 700 km distant. The commune is now called Pays-de-Clerval, in present-day Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. PRDH & Fichier Origine state that Emery was born out of wedlock while 'nosorigines' states his parents married before 1724 in an unknown location. They died in France.
During his time in the military Emery acquired the nickname 'dit Larose'. It was a custom in the French military to assign each enlisted man a 'dit' name, meaning 'called' or 'known as'. Officers kept and were known by their actual names. The dit name served as a 'nom de guerre' and unique identifier, for no two men in the same company shared the same 'dit' name. This served a practical purpose since the army recruited soldiers from all over France. Not only would they have had different accents, they would have spoken different languages, such as Breton or Occitan. Many were illiterate. In such circumstances the 'dit' name served to facilitate communications within a company. While in the military a man became known exclusively by his 'dit' name so much so that in many cases it effectively replaced his real surname. This change would become permanent once the man entered civilian life.
After leaving the military Emery adopted his mother's surname, Fournier, dropping his father's surname entirely. Successive generations of his descendants used various combinations of the surname, e.g. 'Fournier dit Larose/Larose dit Fournier/Fournier-Larose/Larose-Fournier'. This continued until the early 20th century, when his descendants chose to go by either 'Larose' or 'Fournier'.
On 14 February 1757 Emery married Marguerite Guenette/Guenet, in Quebec City. He was 25, she was 32. She was one of 13 children born to Thomas Guenette and Marie-Anne Maheu dite Paul, from St. Charles parish, in Bellechasse, Quebec.
Six children are documented, 4 of whom survived to adulthood:
1. Raymond Amien (1757-1757)
2. Marie-Angélique Fournier (1759-1819) md Antoine Jackson (several descendants moved to Massachusetts, New York & Ontario);
3. Jean-Baptiste Fournier (1761-1838) md 1. Marie Marthe Jackson; 2. Marie-Josèphte Bédard
4. André Amien (1763-1811) md Marie Trudel
5. Jérome Fournier (1765- 1829) md Madeleine Godin
6. Marie-Anne Amien (1769-1770)
Little is known about his parents or about his life in France. His father was Jean-Baptiste Amien, a labourer originally from Cahors, a town in the Occitanie region of southern France. His mother was Pauline Fournier from the commune of Clerval, in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France, about 700 km distant. The commune is now called Pays-de-Clerval, in present-day Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. PRDH & Fichier Origine state that Emery was born out of wedlock while 'nosorigines' states his parents married before 1724 in an unknown location. They died in France.
During his time in the military Emery acquired the nickname 'dit Larose'. It was a custom in the French military to assign each enlisted man a 'dit' name, meaning 'called' or 'known as'. Officers kept and were known by their actual names. The dit name served as a 'nom de guerre' and unique identifier, for no two men in the same company shared the same 'dit' name. This served a practical purpose since the army recruited soldiers from all over France. Not only would they have had different accents, they would have spoken different languages, such as Breton or Occitan. Many were illiterate. In such circumstances the 'dit' name served to facilitate communications within a company. While in the military a man became known exclusively by his 'dit' name so much so that in many cases it effectively replaced his real surname. This change would become permanent once the man entered civilian life.
After leaving the military Emery adopted his mother's surname, Fournier, dropping his father's surname entirely. Successive generations of his descendants used various combinations of the surname, e.g. 'Fournier dit Larose/Larose dit Fournier/Fournier-Larose/Larose-Fournier'. This continued until the early 20th century, when his descendants chose to go by either 'Larose' or 'Fournier'.
On 14 February 1757 Emery married Marguerite Guenette/Guenet, in Quebec City. He was 25, she was 32. She was one of 13 children born to Thomas Guenette and Marie-Anne Maheu dite Paul, from St. Charles parish, in Bellechasse, Quebec.
Six children are documented, 4 of whom survived to adulthood:
1. Raymond Amien (1757-1757)
2. Marie-Angélique Fournier (1759-1819) md Antoine Jackson (several descendants moved to Massachusetts, New York & Ontario);
3. Jean-Baptiste Fournier (1761-1838) md 1. Marie Marthe Jackson; 2. Marie-Josèphte Bédard
4. André Amien (1763-1811) md Marie Trudel
5. Jérome Fournier (1765- 1829) md Madeleine Godin
6. Marie-Anne Amien (1769-1770)
Emery was a migrant from France and is first mentioned in Canadian records in 1755. He arrived as a soldier in General Montcalm's army, in the Guyenne regiment, Blau company. There are few details available about how he earned his living in New France after he left the military. Marguerite's burial record from 1803 states he was a 'labourer' (journalier). When he died at age 68, his burial record notes he was a beggar (mendiant).
Little is known about his parents or about his life in France. His father was Jean-Baptiste Amien, a labourer originally from Cahors, a town in the Occitanie region of southern France. His mother was Pauline Fournier from the commune of Clerval, in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France, about 700 km distant. The commune is now called Pays-de-Clerval, in present-day Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. PRDH & Fichier Origine state that Emery was born out of wedlock while 'nosorigines' states his parents married before 1724 in an unknown location. They died in France.
During his time in the military Emery acquired the nickname 'dit Larose'. It was a custom in the French military to assign each enlisted man a 'dit' name, meaning 'called' or 'known as'. Officers kept and were known by their actual names. The dit name served as a 'nom de guerre' and unique identifier, for no two men in the same company shared the same 'dit' name. This served a practical purpose since the army recruited soldiers from all over France. Not only would they have had different accents, they would have spoken different languages, such as Breton or Occitan. Many were illiterate. In such circumstances the 'dit' name served to facilitate communications within a company. While in the military a man became known exclusively by his 'dit' name so much so that in many cases it effectively replaced his real surname. This change would become permanent once the man entered civilian life.
After leaving the military Emery adopted his mother's surname, Fournier, dropping his father's surname entirely. Successive generations of his descendants used various combinations of the surname, e.g. 'Fournier dit Larose/Larose dit Fournier/Fournier-Larose/Larose-Fournier'. This continued until the early 20th century, when his descendants chose to go by either 'Larose' or 'Fournier'.
On 14 February 1757 Emery married Marguerite Guenette/Guenet, in Quebec City. He was 25, she was 32. She was one of 13 children born to Thomas Guenette and Marie-Anne Maheu dite Paul, from St. Charles parish, in Bellechasse, Quebec.
Six children are documented, 4 of whom survived to adulthood:
1. Raymond Amien (1757-1757)
2. Marie-Angélique Fournier (1759-1819) md Antoine Jackson (several descendants moved to Massachusetts, New York & Ontario);
3. Jean-Baptiste Fournier (1761-1838) md 1. Marie Marthe Jackson; 2. Marie-Josèphte Bédard
4. André Amien (1763-1811) md Marie Trudel
5. Jérome Fournier (1765- 1829) md Madeleine Godin
6. Marie-Anne Amien (1769-1770)
Little is known about his parents or about his life in France. His father was Jean-Baptiste Amien, a labourer originally from Cahors, a town in the Occitanie region of southern France. His mother was Pauline Fournier from the commune of Clerval, in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France, about 700 km distant. The commune is now called Pays-de-Clerval, in present-day Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. PRDH & Fichier Origine state that Emery was born out of wedlock while 'nosorigines' states his parents married before 1724 in an unknown location. They died in France.
During his time in the military Emery acquired the nickname 'dit Larose'. It was a custom in the French military to assign each enlisted man a 'dit' name, meaning 'called' or 'known as'. Officers kept and were known by their actual names. The dit name served as a 'nom de guerre' and unique identifier, for no two men in the same company shared the same 'dit' name. This served a practical purpose since the army recruited soldiers from all over France. Not only would they have had different accents, they would have spoken different languages, such as Breton or Occitan. Many were illiterate. In such circumstances the 'dit' name served to facilitate communications within a company. While in the military a man became known exclusively by his 'dit' name so much so that in many cases it effectively replaced his real surname. This change would become permanent once the man entered civilian life.
After leaving the military Emery adopted his mother's surname, Fournier, dropping his father's surname entirely. Successive generations of his descendants used various combinations of the surname, e.g. 'Fournier dit Larose/Larose dit Fournier/Fournier-Larose/Larose-Fournier'. This continued until the early 20th century, when his descendants chose to go by either 'Larose' or 'Fournier'.
On 14 February 1757 Emery married Marguerite Guenette/Guenet, in Quebec City. He was 25, she was 32. She was one of 13 children born to Thomas Guenette and Marie-Anne Maheu dite Paul, from St. Charles parish, in Bellechasse, Quebec.
Six children are documented, 4 of whom survived to adulthood:
1. Raymond Amien (1757-1757)
2. Marie-Angélique Fournier (1759-1819) md Antoine Jackson (several descendants moved to Massachusetts, New York & Ontario);
3. Jean-Baptiste Fournier (1761-1838) md 1. Marie Marthe Jackson; 2. Marie-Josèphte Bédard
4. André Amien (1763-1811) md Marie Trudel
5. Jérome Fournier (1765- 1829) md Madeleine Godin
6. Marie-Anne Amien (1769-1770)
Gravesite Details
Buried 31 January. Burial record from the Hotel-Dieu du Precieux Sang de Quebec registry states he was buried in the Cimetière des Pauvres, now part of the Cimetière de l'Hôpital-Général de Québec.
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