Jeanne-Therese LETOURNEAU

Born

abt. 1721 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

8 March 1790 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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Bernard LÉTOURNEAU Hélène PAQUET

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Born: abt. 1721 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Bernard LÉTOURNEAU

Mother: Hélène PAQUET

Paternal grandparents: David LÉTOURNEAU , Françoise CHAPELAIN

Maternal grandparents: René PAQUET (PASQUIER) , Hélène LEMIEUX

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Jeanne-Therese married Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE 3 August 1750 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE was born 2 May 1721 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . Rene died 21 February 1783 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . Rene was the child of Louis MENARD and Marie-Anne FEVRIER.

Jeanne-Therese LETOURNEAU died 8 March 1790 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Jeanne-Therese LETOURNEAU married

Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE
Marriage date: 3 August 1750
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE was the child of Louis MENARD and Marie-Anne FEVRIER

Children of Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE and Jeanne-Therese LETOURNEAU

Joseph MENARD

Born: 1 June 1757, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 13 January 1846, Chambly, Canada East

Married: Marie-Amable DARAGON dite LAFRANCE 27 September 1779 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Jeanne MENARD

Born: 24 September 1760, Chambly, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francois GIRARD dit SANSCHAGRIN 12 June 1775 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

René-Francois MENARD

Born: 2 January 1764, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 August 1834, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne ROULEAU 4 November 1783 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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

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)

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

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)

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne MENARD married 12 June 1775, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada 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.