Joseph Lemay

Joseph Octave Lemay (18 March 1829 – 12 December 1892 In 1855, Lemay married Marie Julie Camille Auger. He was put in charge of U.S. Customs for the town of Pembina, North Dakota. After an attack by the Sioux, Lemay moved to Upper Fort Garry and then St. Norbert, where he had a house built that eventually became the Asile Ritchot church building. He owned a steam mill and speculated on the value of land. Lemay was heavyset and was said to require two chairs when he sat in the assembly. He was a founding member of the Winnipeg Board of Trade in 1873.

After his death, Lemay's property in St. Norbert was donated to the local Catholic church and was later used as an orphanage.