Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE

(b. 2 May 1721 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 21 February 1783 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE was born 2 May 1721 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE was the child of Louis MENARD and Marie-Anne FEVRIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MENARD dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine FORESTIER (FORTIER) (maternal) Christophe FEVRIER dit LACROIX and Marie MARTIN

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

Rene married Jeanne-Therese LETOURNEAU 3 August 1750 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jeanne-Therese LETOURNEAU was born abt. 1721 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jeanne-Therese died 8 March 1790 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Jeanne-Therese was the child of Bernard LÉTOURNEAU and Hélène PAQUET.

Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE died 21 February 1783 in Chambly, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Family and Children of Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE

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Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE married

Jeanne-Therese LETOURNEAU-- Date: 3 August 1750 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Jeanne-Therese LETOURNEAU was the child of Bernard LÉTOURNEAU and Hélène PAQUET

Children of Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE and Jeanne-Therese LETOURNEAU:

Joseph MENARD (b.1 June 1757, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 13 January 1846, Chambly, Canada East )
m. Marie-Amable DARAGON dite LAFRANCE 27 September 1779 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Jeanne MENARD (b.24 September 1760, Chambly, Canada d. , )
m. Francois GIRARD dit SANSCHAGRIN 12 June 1775 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

René-Francois MENARD (b.2 January 1764, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 August 1834, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne ROULEAU 4 November 1783 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1721 Birth
2 May 1721
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE and Jeanne-Therese LETOURNEAU 3 August 1750, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 29 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Joseph MENARD was born 1 June 1757, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Rene was 36 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne MENARD was born 24 September 1760, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Rene was 39 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.

1764 Birth of Child
René-Francois MENARD was born 2 January 1764, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Rene was 42 years old.

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne MENARD married 12 June 1775, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Francois GIRARD dit SANSCHAGRIN

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Joseph MENARD married 27 September 1779, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Amable DARAGON dite LAFRANCE