Joseph-Alexis MENARD

(b. 22 October 1736 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 15 May 1776 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph-Alexis MENARD was born 22 October 1736 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Joseph-Alexis MENARD was the child of Jean-Adrien MENARD and Marie-Elisabeth BOURGAULT dite LACROIX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Adrien MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS (maternal) Gilles BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN

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Joseph-Alexis married Marie-Therese TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) dite DUCHARME 2 February 1761 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Therese TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) dite DUCHARME was born 26 February 1734 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Therese died 8 July 1777 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Therese was the child of Louis-Benjamin TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) and Marie-Charlotte PINEAU.

Joseph-Alexis MENARD died 15 May 1776 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Joseph-Alexis MENARD married

Marie-Therese TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) dite DUCHARME-- Date: 2 February 1761 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Marie-Therese TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) dite DUCHARME was the child of Louis-Benjamin TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) and Marie-Charlotte PINEAU

Children of Joseph-Alexis MENARD and Marie-Therese TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) dite DUCHARME:

Joseph-Adrien MENARD (b.abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Anne LEFEBVRE 5 February 1787 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1736 Birth
22 October 1736
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Alexis MENARD and Marie-Therese TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) dite DUCHARME 2 February 1761, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.