Marie-Françoise MENARD

(b. 23 February 1720 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 20 January 1781 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Françoise MENARD was born 23 February 1720 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Marie-Françoise MENARD was the child of François-Marie MENARD and Marie-Jeanne CHARPENTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Marguerite DESHAYES (maternal) Jacques CHARPENTIER and Marguerite MARTIN

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

Marie-Françoise married Jean ROY 14 April 1738 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean ROY was born abt. 1705 in France. Jean died 17 June 1780 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.

Marie-Françoise MENARD died 20 January 1781 in Saint-Denis-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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Marie-Françoise MENARD married

Jean ROY-- Date: 14 April 1738 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Sainte-Trinité

Children of Jean ROY and Marie-Françoise MENARD:

Jeanne ROY (b.16 November 1749, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 19 March 1793, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Louis LEDOUX 16 September 1771 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite ROY (b.14 April 1756, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 4 July 1808, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre-Charles LABRECHE 5 August 1776 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1720 Birth
23 February 1720
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1738 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise MENARD and Jean ROY 14 April 1738, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 18 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Jeanne ROY was born 16 November 1749, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 29 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite ROY was born 14 April 1756, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 36 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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Jeanne ROY married 16 September 1771, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Louis LEDOUX

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.