Marie-Catherine MENARD

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27 September 1673 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

1 January 1727 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

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Jacques MENARD dit LAFONTAINE Catherine FORESTIER (FORTIER)

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Born: 27 September 1673 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques MENARD dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Catherine FORESTIER (FORTIER)

Paternal grandparents: Jean MENARD , Anne SAVINELLE

Maternal grandparents: Jean FORESTIER (FORTIER) , Julienne COEFFES

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

Marie-Catherine never married Unknown UNKNOWN abt. 1698 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Unknown UNKNOWN was born abt. 1670

Marie-Catherine married (2) Jacques RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) 1 February 1699 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Jacques RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) was born abt. 1668 in Rouen, France. Jacques died 6 March 1742 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).

Marie-Catherine MENARD died 1 January 1727 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .
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Spouse & Children of Marie-Catherine MENARD

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Marie-Catherine MENARD never married

Unknown UNKNOWN
Marriage date: abt. 1698
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Marriage notes:

They never married. They had a child out of wedlock.

Children of Unknown UNKNOWN and Marie-Catherine MENARD

Madeleine MENARD dite RIVIERE

Born: 7 August 1698, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Claude DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE 3 November 1722 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Catherine MENARD married

Jacques RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)
Marriage date: 1 February 1699
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
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Marriage notes:

groom's name: Jacque Riviere

groom's birth date: 1674

groom's birthplace:

groom's age: 25

bride's name: Catherine Menard

bride's birth date: 1672

bride's birthplace:

bride's age: 27

marriage date: 01 Feb 1699

marriage place: St. Famille De Boucherville, Chambly, Quebec

groom's father's name: Gaspard Riviere

groom's mother's name: Catherine Launay

bride's father's name: Jacques Menard

bride's mother's name: Catherine Forestier

groom's race: White

groom's marital status: Single

groom's previous wife's name:

bride's race: White

bride's marital status: Single

bride's previous husband's name:

indexing project (batch) number: M01663-9

system origin: Canada-EASy

source film number: 1031703

reference number: P-69 M-2

"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 06 Jan 2013), Jacque Riviere and Catherine Menard, 01 Feb 1699; citing reference P-69 M-2, FHL microfilm 1031703.

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Children of Jacques RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) and Marie-Catherine MENARD

Jeanne-Marguerite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)

Born: July 1699, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre AUBERTIN 9 January 1723 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François RIVIERE

Born: 28 February 1701, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 6 November 1730, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Cecile COUSINEAU 22 November 1723 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Jacques RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)

Born: 28 December 1702, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 6 October 1791, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada

Married: Charlotte LART dite LARAMÉE 1 March 1734 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph-Hypolite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)

Born: 26 September 1704, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 2 May 1759, L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU 27 July 1728 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Pierre RIVIERE

Born: 4 January 1707, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Michel RIVIERE

Born: 1 October 1707, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Anne RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)

Born: 30 August 1708, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 20 March 1734, Boucherville, Canada, New France

Married: Louis RENAUD dit DESLAURIERS 28 January 1732 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean-Baptiste RIVIÈRE (LARIVIÈRE)

Born: 9 June 1710, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Françoise-Thérèse LEGRAIN 23 January 1736 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Married: Madeleine ROBERT 1 August 1757 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Pierre RIVIERE

Born: 19 April 1712, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Charles RIVIÈRE (LARIVIÈRE)

Born: 1 March 1714, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 11 May 1780, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Married: Marie-Jeanne DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS 28 November 1743 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Married: Marguerite CARIGNAN 25 July 1746 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Louise RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)

Born: 23 December 1715, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: 27 August 1781, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Marie DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE 3 February 1739 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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Birth — 1673
27 September 1673
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Birth of Child
Madeleine MENARD dite RIVIERE was born 7 August 1698, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Catherine was 24 years old.

1699 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine MENARD and Jacques RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) 1 February 1699, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

She was 25 years old.

1699 Birth of Child
Jeanne-Marguerite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) was born July 1699, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Catherine was 25 years old.

1701 Birth of Child
François RIVIERE was born 28 February 1701, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Catherine was 27 years old.

1702 Birth of Child
Jacques RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) was born 28 December 1702, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Catherine was 29 years old.

1704 Birth of Child
Joseph-Hypolite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) was born 26 September 1704, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Marie-Catherine was 31 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Pierre RIVIERE was born 4 January 1707, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Marie-Catherine was 33 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Michel RIVIERE was born 1 October 1707, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Marie-Catherine was 34 years old.

1708 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) was born 30 August 1708, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Marie-Catherine was 34 years old.

1710 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RIVIÈRE (LARIVIÈRE) was born 9 June 1710, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Marie-Catherine was 36 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Pierre RIVIERE was born 19 April 1712, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Marie-Catherine was 38 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Charles RIVIÈRE (LARIVIÈRE) was born 1 March 1714, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Marie-Catherine was 40 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1715 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) was born 23 December 1715, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Marie-Catherine was 42 years old.

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

1722 Marriage of Child
Madeleine MENARD dite RIVIERE married 3 November 1722, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Jean-Claude DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE

1723 Marriage of Child
Jeanne-Marguerite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) married 9 January 1723, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Pierre AUBERTIN

1723 Marriage of Child
François RIVIERE married 22 November 1723, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Cecile COUSINEAU