Jean-Baptiste
MENARD
(b.
13 July 1732
,
Pontarlier, Doubs, France
d.
28 August 1800
,
Vaudreuil, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste MENARD was born 13 July 1732 in Pontarlier, Doubs, France
Jean-Baptiste MENARD was the child of ? and ?Jean-Baptiste was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1758.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephte ÉTHIER 1 May 1758 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Josephte ÉTHIER was born 19 March 1735 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Marie-Josephte died 10 May 1804 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres). Marie-Josephte was the child of Étienne ÉTHIER and Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS.
Jean-Baptiste MENARD died 28 August 1800 in Vaudreuil, Lower Canada .
son of Poncet Minard and Jeanne Marie Dupuis
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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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Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste MENARD
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Marie-Josephte ÉTHIER-- Date: 1 May 1758 Place: Repentigny, Canada, New France
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Marie-Josephte ÉTHIER was the child of Étienne ÉTHIER and Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS
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Children of Jean-Baptiste MENARD and Marie-Josephte ÉTHIER:
Jean-Baptiste MENARD (b.12 February 1759, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 21 April 1840, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada )
Francois-Marie MENARD (b.21 September 1760, Repentigny, Canada d. , )
Jacques MENARD (b.19 June 1762, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada d. 25 July 1762, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada )
Marie-Anne MENARD (b.12 June 1763, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 June 1763, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada)
Marie-Monique MENARD (b.29 September 1764, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 July 1765, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada)
Marie-Josephte MENARD (b.14 August 1767, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 July 1841, Les Cèdres, Canada East )
Joseph MENARD (b.23 April 1769, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 April 1853, Les Cèdres, Canada East )
Madeleine MENARD (b.10 May 1771, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 December 1809, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada )
Jean MENARD (b.19 November 1773, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 January 1857, Les Cèdres, Canada East )
Charles MENARD (b.11 June 1775, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 July 1775, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marie-Josephte ÉTHIER was the child of Étienne ÉTHIER and Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
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13 July 1732
Pontarlier, Doubs, France
Biography
MÉNARD - variant of Magnard, from the Germanic name 'Magenhard', which means 'robust-seasoned'.
Jean-Baptiste Ménard-Minard-Vive-l'Amour was born on July 13, 1732 in Portalier, Doubs, France. Son of Poncet Minard and Marie Dupuis, he married Marie-Josèphe Éthier, daughter of Étienne and Marie-Madeleine Roy-Desjardins, on May 1, 1758 in Repentigny. From this union were born 10 children. This soldier of the troops of Montcalm, regiment of the Sarre, company of Oms, arrived in the country in 1756. He settled first in Repentigny, then Sainte-Anne de Bellevue and finally in Pointe-Claire. He died on August 28, 1800 and was buried the next day in Vaudreuil.
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MÉNARD - variant of Magnard, from the Germanic name 'Magenhard', which means 'robust-seasoned'.
Jean-Baptiste Ménard-Minard-Vive-l'Amour was born on July 13, 1732 in Portalier, Doubs, France. Son of Poncet Minard and Marie Dupuis, he married Marie-Josèphe Éthier, daughter of Étienne and Marie-Madeleine Roy-Desjardins, on May 1, 1758 in Repentigny. From this union were born 10 children. This soldier of the troops of Montcalm, regiment of the Sarre, company of Oms, arrived in the country in 1756. He settled first in Repentigny, then Sainte-Anne de Bellevue and finally in Pointe-Claire. He died on August 28, 1800 and was buried the next day in Vaudreuil.
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Jean-Baptiste MENARD and Marie-Josephte ÉTHIER 1 May 1758, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)
He was 25 years old.

1758 marriage (part 1)
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1758 marriage (part 2)
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1759 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste MENARD was born 12 February 1759, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)
Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.
1760 Birth of ChildFrancois-Marie MENARD was born 21 September 1760, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)
Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.
1762 Birth of ChildJacques MENARD was born 19 June 1762, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)
Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.
1763 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne MENARD was born 12 June 1763, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.
1764 Birth of ChildMarie-Monique MENARD was born 29 September 1764, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.
Marie-Monique MENARD died 27 July 1765, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.
1767 Birth of ChildMarie-Josephte MENARD was born 14 August 1767, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.
1769 Birth of ChildJoseph MENARD was born 23 April 1769, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.
1771 Birth of ChildMadeleine MENARD was born 10 May 1771, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.
1773 Birth of ChildJean MENARD was born 19 November 1773, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.
1775 Birth of ChildCharles MENARD was born 11 June 1775, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)
Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.
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28 August 1800
Vaudreuil, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 68.
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