François-Antoine MENARD

(b. 7 March 1740 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 16 February 1810 , Beloeil, Lower Canada )

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François-Antoine MENARD was born 7 March 1740 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

François-Antoine MENARD was the child of Pierre MENARD and Catherine ALLAIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Suzanne LAPORTE (maternal) Étienne ALLAIRE and Marie-Anne BILODEAU

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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, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Marie-Madeleine died 16 July 1790 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Alexis MATTE and Marie-Thérèse GIGNAC.

François-Antoine MENARD died 16 February 1810 in Beloeil, 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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François-Antoine MENARD married

Marie-Madeleine MATTE-- Date: 10 October 1766 Place: Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Marie-Madeleine MATTE was the child of Alexis MATTE and Marie-Thérèse GIGNAC

Children of François-Antoine MENARD and Marie-Madeleine MATTE:

Pierre MENARD (b.abt. 1767, , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 October 1817, Beloeil, Lower Canada )
m. Louise SIVADIER (CIVADIER) 10 January 1803 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie-Madeleine MENARD (b.abt. 1779, , Québec Province, Canada d. 24 April 1811, Beloeil, Lower Canada )
m. François TETREAULT 16 November 1801 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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1740 Birth
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.