Michel MENARD

Born

13 December 1773 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

1 January 1842 , La Prairie, Canada East

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Joseph MENARD Marie-Angélique BERGEVIN

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Born: 13 December 1773 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph MENARD

Mother: Marie-Angélique BERGEVIN

Paternal grandparents: Louis MENARD , Marie-Françoise ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

Maternal grandparents: François-Marie BERGEVIN , Thérèse VILLENEUVE

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Michel married Marie-Barbe POISSANT 21 July 1799 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Barbe POISSANT was born 13 December 1775 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Barbe died 8 January 1856 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Barbe was the child of Jacques-Marie POISSANT and Marie-Barbe BOURDEAU.

Michel MENARD died 1 January 1842 in La Prairie, Canada East .

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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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Michel MENARD married

Marie-Barbe POISSANT
Marriage date: 21 July 1799
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Marie-Barbe POISSANT was the child of Jacques-Marie POISSANT and Marie-Barbe BOURDEAU

Children of Michel MENARD and Marie-Barbe POISSANT

Joseph-Michel MENARD

Born: 28 December 1803, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 29 January 1874, La Prairie, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Geneviève GUERIN 5 March 1821 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1773
13 December 1773
La Prairie, 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.

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

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

1799 Marriage / Partner
Michel MENARD and Marie-Barbe POISSANT 21 July 1799, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 25 years old.

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

1803 Birth of Child
Joseph-Michel MENARD was born 28 December 1803, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel was 30 years old.

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

1821 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Michel MENARD married 5 March 1821, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Geneviève GUERIN

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada