René-Francois MENARD

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2 January 1764 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

10 August 1834 , Varennes, Lower Canada

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Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE Jeanne-Therese LETOURNEAU

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Born: 2 January 1764 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE

Mother: Jeanne-Therese LETOURNEAU

Paternal grandparents: Louis MENARD , Marie-Anne FEVRIER

Maternal grandparents: Bernard LÉTOURNEAU , Hélène PAQUET

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René-Francois married Marie-Anne ROULEAU 4 November 1783 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne ROULEAU was born 16 May 1755 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Anne died 3 May 1830 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Anne was the child of Antoine ROULEAU and Marie ALARIE.

René-Francois MENARD died 10 August 1834 in Varennes, Lower 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.

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René-Francois MENARD married

Marie-Anne ROULEAU
Marriage date: 4 November 1783
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne ROULEAU was the child of Antoine ROULEAU and Marie ALARIE

Children of René-Francois MENARD and Marie-Anne ROULEAU

Simon MENARD

Born: 27 October 1790, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 January 1840, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josette LEVREAU (LEVREAULT) 9 November 1812 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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Birth — 1764
2 January 1764
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
René-Francois MENARD and Marie-Anne ROULEAU 4 November 1783, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 19 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Birth of Child
Simon MENARD was born 27 October 1790, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

René-Francois was 26 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1812 Marriage of Child
Simon MENARD married 9 November 1812, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Marie-Josette LEVREAU (LEVREAULT)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England