François-Antoine MENARD

Born

7 March 1740 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Died

16 February 1810 , Beloeil, Lower Canada

François-Antoine married Marie-Madeleine MATTE 10 October 1766 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Madeleine MATTE was born 22 January 1750 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . Marie-Madeleine died 16 July 1790 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Madeleine was the child of Alexis MATTE and Marie-Thérèse GIGNAC .

Parents & Family of François-Antoine MENARD

Parents of François-Antoine MENARD

Father

Pierre MENARD

Mother

Catherine ALLAIRE

Grandparents of François-Antoine MENARD

Paternal grandparents

Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE Suzanne LAPORTE

Maternal grandparents

Étienne ALLAIRE Marie-Anne BILODEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François-Antoine MENARD

François-Antoine MENARD married

Marie-Madeleine MATTE
Marriage date: 10 October 1766
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Madeleine MATTE was the child of Alexis MATTE and Marie-Thérèse GIGNAC

Children of François-Antoine MENARD and Marie-Madeleine MATTE

Pierre MENARD

Born: abt. 1767, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 13 October 1817, Beloeil, Lower Canada

Married: Louise SIVADIER (CIVADIER) 10 January 1803 Place: Beloeil, Lower Canada

Marie-Madeleine MENARD

Born: abt. 1779, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 24 April 1811, Beloeil, Lower Canada

Married: François TETREAULT 16 November 1801 Place: Beloeil, Lower Canada

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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 — 1740
7 March 1740
Saint-Ours, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
François-Antoine MENARD and Marie-Madeleine MATTE 10 October 1766, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 26 years old.

1766 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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.