Joseph MENARD

Born

8 August 1748 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

2 February 1809 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Joseph married Catherine ROY 2 March 1778 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine ROY was born 12 May 1757 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . Catherine was the child of Laurent ROY and Catherine CORDIER .

Parents & Family of Joseph MENARD

Parents of Joseph MENARD

Father

François MENARD

Mother

Marie-Madeleine LAMOUREUX

Grandparents of Joseph MENARD

Paternal grandparents

Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE Suzanne LAPORTE

Maternal grandparents

Louis LAMOUREUX Marie-Madeleine BABIN dite LACROIX

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph MENARD

Joseph MENARD married

Catherine ROY
Marriage date: 2 March 1778
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine ROY was the child of Laurent ROY and Catherine CORDIER

Children of Joseph MENARD and Catherine ROY

Marguerite MENARD

Born: 21 November 1791, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: François LEMELIN 16 January 1815 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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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Birth — 1748
8 August 1748
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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

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.

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MENARD and Catherine ROY 2 March 1778, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 29 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

1791 Birth of Child
Marguerite MENARD was born 21 November 1791, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph was 43 years old.

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

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