François MENARD

(b. 16 January 1711 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 22 January 1779 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François MENARD was born 16 January 1711 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

François MENARD was the child of Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Suzanne LAPORTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Marguerite DESHAYES (maternal) Jacques LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Nicole DUCHESNE

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

François married Marie-Madeleine LAMOUREUX 19 January 1739 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Madeleine LAMOUREUX was born 5 March 1718 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Madeleine died 26 January 1765 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Louis LAMOUREUX and Marie-Madeleine BABIN dite LACROIX.

François MENARD died 22 January 1779 in Saint-Ours, 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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François MENARD married

Marie-Madeleine LAMOUREUX-- Date: 19 January 1739 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
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Marie-Madeleine LAMOUREUX was the child of Louis LAMOUREUX and Marie-Madeleine BABIN dite LACROIX

Children of François MENARD and Marie-Madeleine LAMOUREUX:

François MENARD (b.17 October 1739, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 18 April 1772, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Catherine DUPRÉ 12 January 1767 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Madeleine MENARD (b.11 July 1741, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph BREARD dit LAROCHE 10 February 1766 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Amable MENARD (b.7 March 1743, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 12 April 1826, Saint-Hugues, Lower Canada)
m. Charles DUPRÉ 12 January 1761 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Thérèse MENARD (b.14 March 1745, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 16 April 1771, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph THIBAULT 18 February 1765 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Joseph MENARD (b.8 August 1748, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 2 February 1809, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine ROY 2 March 1778 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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1711 Birth
16 January 1711
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1739 Marriage / Partner
François MENARD and Marie-Madeleine LAMOUREUX 19 January 1739, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 28 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
François MENARD was born 17 October 1739, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

François was 28 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Madeleine MENARD was born 11 July 1741, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

François was 30 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable MENARD was born 7 March 1743, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François was 32 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse MENARD was born 14 March 1745, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François was 34 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Joseph MENARD was born 8 August 1748, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François was 37 years old.

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable MENARD married 12 January 1761, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Charles DUPRÉ

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.

1765 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine LAMOUREUX died 26 January 1765, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse MENARD married 18 February 1765, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Joseph THIBAULT

1766 Marriage of Child
Madeleine MENARD married 10 February 1766, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Joseph BREARD dit LAROCHE

1767 Marriage of Child
François MENARD married 12 January 1767, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marie-Catherine DUPRÉ

1771 Death of Child
Marie-Thérèse MENARD died 16 April 1771, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

François was 60 years old.

1772 Death of Child
François MENARD died 18 April 1772, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

François was 61 years old.

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.