Marie-Catherine MENARD

(b. 27 September 1673 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 1 January 1727 , Boucherville, Canada, New France )

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Marie-Catherine MENARD was born 27 September 1673 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Marie-Catherine MENARD was the child of Jacques MENARD dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine FORESTIER (FORTIER) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean MENARD and Anne SAVINELLE (maternal) Jean FORESTIER (FORTIER) and Julienne COEFFES

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Catherine never married Unknown UNKNOWN abt. 1698 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Unknown UNKNOWN was born abt. 1670

Marie-Catherine married (2) Jacques RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) 1 February 1699 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Jacques RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) was born abt. 1668 in Rouen, France. Jacques died 6 March 1742 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).

Marie-Catherine MENARD died 1 January 1727 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Marie-Catherine MENARD never married

Unknown UNKNOWN-- Date: abt. 1698 Place:
They never married. They had a child out of wedlock.

Children of Unknown UNKNOWN and Marie-Catherine MENARD:

Madeleine MENARD dite RIVIERE (b.7 August 1698, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Claude DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE 3 November 1722 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Catherine MENARD married

Jacques RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)-- Date: 1 February 1699 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
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groom's name: Jacque Riviere
groom's birth date: 1674
groom's birthplace:
groom's age: 25
bride's name: Catherine Menard
bride's birth date: 1672
bride's birthplace:
bride's age: 27
marriage date: 01 Feb 1699
marriage place: St. Famille De Boucherville, Chambly, Quebec
groom's father's name: Gaspard Riviere
groom's mother's name: Catherine Launay
bride's father's name: Jacques Menard
bride's mother's name: Catherine Forestier
groom's race: White
groom's marital status: Single
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race: White
bride's marital status: Single
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number: M01663-9
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1031703
reference number: P-69 M-2

"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 06 Jan 2013), Jacque Riviere and Catherine Menard, 01 Feb 1699; citing reference P-69 M-2, FHL microfilm 1031703.

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Children of Jacques RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) and Marie-Catherine MENARD:

Jeanne-Marguerite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) (b.July 1699, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre AUBERTIN 9 January 1723 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François RIVIERE (b.28 February 1701, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 6 November 1730, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Cecile COUSINEAU 22 November 1723 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Jacques RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) (b.28 December 1702, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 6 October 1791, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )
m. Charlotte LART dite LARAMÉE 1 March 1734 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph-Hypolite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) (b.26 September 1704, Laval, Canada, New France d. 2 May 1759, L'Assomption, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU 27 July 1728 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Pierre RIVIERE (b.4 January 1707, Laval, Canada, New France d. , )

Michel RIVIERE (b.1 October 1707, Laval, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Anne RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) (b.30 August 1708, Laval, Canada, New France d. 20 March 1734, Boucherville, Canada, New France )
m. Louis RENAUD dit DESLAURIERS 28 January 1732 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean-Baptiste RIVIÈRE (LARIVIÈRE) (b.9 June 1710, Laval, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Françoise-Thérèse LEGRAIN 23 January 1736 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
m. Madeleine ROBERT 1 August 1757 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Pierre RIVIERE (b.19 April 1712, Laval, Canada, New France d. , )

Charles RIVIÈRE (LARIVIÈRE) (b.1 March 1714, Laval, Canada, New France d. 11 May 1780, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan))
m. Marie-Jeanne DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS 28 November 1743 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
m. Marguerite CARIGNAN 25 July 1746 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Louise RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) (b.23 December 1715, Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. 27 August 1781, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Jean-Marie DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE 3 February 1739 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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1673 Birth
27 September 1673
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Birth of Child
Madeleine MENARD dite RIVIERE was born 7 August 1698, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Catherine was 24 years old.

1699 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine MENARD and Jacques RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) 1 February 1699, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

She was 25 years old.

1699 Birth of Child
Jeanne-Marguerite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) was born July 1699, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Catherine was 25 years old.

1701 Birth of Child
François RIVIERE was born 28 February 1701, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Catherine was 27 years old.

1702 Birth of Child
Jacques RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) was born 28 December 1702, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Catherine was 29 years old.

1704 Birth of Child
Joseph-Hypolite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) was born 26 September 1704, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Marie-Catherine was 31 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Pierre RIVIERE was born 4 January 1707, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Marie-Catherine was 33 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Michel RIVIERE was born 1 October 1707, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Marie-Catherine was 34 years old.

1708 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) was born 30 August 1708, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Marie-Catherine was 34 years old.

1710 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RIVIÈRE (LARIVIÈRE) was born 9 June 1710, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Marie-Catherine was 36 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Pierre RIVIERE was born 19 April 1712, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Marie-Catherine was 38 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Charles RIVIÈRE (LARIVIÈRE) was born 1 March 1714, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Marie-Catherine was 40 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1715 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) was born 23 December 1715, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Marie-Catherine was 42 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1722 Marriage of Child
Madeleine MENARD dite RIVIERE married 3 November 1722, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Jean-Claude DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE

1723 Marriage of Child
Jeanne-Marguerite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) married 9 January 1723, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Pierre AUBERTIN

1723 Marriage of Child
François RIVIERE married 22 November 1723, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Cecile COUSINEAU