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  (b. 22 February 1663 Montréal, Canada, New France   d. 9 July 1737 Montréal, Canada, New France )  

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Jacques TESTARD was born 22 February 1663 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Jacques TESTARD was the child of Jacques TESTARD   and   Marie POURNIN and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Sieur-De-La-Fontaine TESTARD and Anne GODEFROY DE LINCTOT

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Jacques  married  Marguerite DAMOUR (D'AMOURS) 24 September 1698 in Québec, Canada, New France .  Marguerite DAMOUR (D'AMOURS)  was born 30 November 1677 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).  Marguerite died 1 April 1703 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).  Marguerite was the child of Mathieu DAMOUR (D'AMOURS) dit DESCHAUFOURS and Marie-Marguerite MARSOLET.

Jacques  married  (2) Marie-Anne LAPORTE dite LOUVIGNY 28 February 1718 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Anne LAPORTE dite LOUVIGNY  was born 16 September 1696 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).  Marie-Anne died 24 March 1763 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).  Marie-Anne was the child of Louis LAPORTE dit LOUVIGNY and Marie-Michelle NOLAN.

Jacques TESTARD died 9 July 1737 in Montréal, Canada, New France .





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Occupation

Jacques TESTARD was a officer in the colonial regular troops in Canada.
Did You Know? 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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Jacques TESTARD married flag female ancestor Marguerite DAMOUR (D'AMOURS)-- Date: 24 September 1698 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marguerite DAMOUR (D'AMOURS) was the child of Mathieu DAMOUR (D'AMOURS) dit DESCHAUFOURS and Marie-Marguerite MARSOLET




Children of Jacques TESTARD and Marguerite DAMOUR (D'AMOURS):



Jacques TESTARD married flag female ancestor Marie-Anne LAPORTE dite LOUVIGNY-- Date: 28 February 1718 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne LAPORTE dite LOUVIGNY was the child of Louis LAPORTE dit LOUVIGNY and Marie-Michelle NOLAN


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birth1663 Birth
22 February 1663
Montréal, Canada, New France
Biography
TESTARD DE MONTIGNY, JACQUES, officer in the colonial regular troops in Canada, famous for his campaigns in Newfoundland, son of Jacques Testard de La Forest and Marie Pournin; b. 1663 at Montreal, d. there in 1737.

The Testards were a family of Montreal merchants connected by marriage with the Le Moynes and the Le Bers. Orphaned at an early age, Jacques and his elder brother Gabriel Testard* de La Forest were brought up by their step-father Jacques de La Marque, whose name the younger brother seems to have borne at certain times. Jacques Testard de Montigny took part as a volunteer with the colonial regular troops in the expedition launched by Buade* de Frontenac in the direction of Fort Orange (Albany, N.Y.) and in the sacking of Corlaer (Schenectady, N.Y.). He travelled to France in 1692 on board one of Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville’s ships, and was still there when the governor received the order to reinforce the garrison of Fort Nashwaak (Naxouat) on the Saint John River, where...Read MORE...


Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
marriage1698 Marriage / Partner
Jacques TESTARD and Marguerite DAMOUR (D'AMOURS) 24 September 1698, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 35 years old.
1703 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite DAMOUR (D'AMOURS) died 1 April 1703, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
marriage1718 Marriage / Partner
Jacques TESTARD and Marie-Anne LAPORTE dite LOUVIGNY 28 February 1718, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 55 years old.
1721 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise TESTARD was born 9 March 1721, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jacques was 58 years old.
1724 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TESTARD was born 15 June 1724, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jacques was 61 years old.
1726 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne TESTARD was born 27 August 1726, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jacques was 63 years old.
1727 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne TESTARD was born 26 October 1727, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jacques was 64 years old.
1729 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne-Amable TESTARD was born 23 January 1729, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jacques was 65 years old.
death1737 Death
9 July 1737
Montréal, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 74.
Added: 12/20/2015 2:59:55 PM - Updated: 3/2/2020 6:18:28 PM

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