Marie-Louise
MENARD dite LAFONTAINE
Born
7 September 1659
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died
2 July 1726
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
Parents & Family of Marie-Louise MENARD dite LAFONTAINE
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Born: 7 September 1659 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Father:
Jacques MENARD dit LAFONTAINE
Mother:
Catherine FORESTIER (FORTIER)
Paternal grandparents:
Jean MENARD
, Anne SAVINELLE
Maternal grandparents:
Jean FORESTIER (FORTIER)
, Julienne COEFFES
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Louise married Jacques BOURDON 8 February 1672 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Jacques BOURDON was born 5 June 1645 in Saint-Godard, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France. Jacques died 7 August 1724 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville).
Marie-Louise MENARD dite LAFONTAINE died 2 July 1726 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Louise appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
Spouse & Children of Marie-Louise MENARD dite LAFONTAINE
Marie-Louise MENARD dite LAFONTAINE married 
Jacques BOURDON
Marriage date: 8 February 1672
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Jacques BOURDONMarriage date: 8 February 1672
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marriage notes:
Marriage record found at Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville, Quebec
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Jacques BOURDON and Marie-Louise MENARD dite LAFONTAINE
Marie-Rose BOURDONBorn: 8 August 1675, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 6 April 1717, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 6 April 1717, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Married: Jean CADIEUX 30 May 1695 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Married: Antoine QUENNEVILLE 26 May 1710 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
Anne BOURDONBorn: 19 May 1678 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 28 April 1743, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Died: 28 April 1743, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Married: Jacques GAUDRY dit BOURBONNIERE 3 November 1701 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Jacques BOURDONBorn: 15 February 1680 , Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 20 June 1723, Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory
Died: 20 June 1723, Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory
Married: Marguerite DECAOT 31 December 1704 Place: Kaskaskia, Illinois, USA
Pierre BOURDONBorn: 9 April 1682 , Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 7 June 1740, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 7 June 1740, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Married: Marie-Anne GOYAU dite LAGARDE 5 January 1711 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Jeanne BOURDONBorn: 12 May 1684 , Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 27 June 1694, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 27 June 1694, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Cesar-Marin BOURDONBorn: 8 May 1686 , Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 18 February 1719, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 18 February 1719, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Married: Anne CHARLES LAJEUNESSE 23 December 1709 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Ignace BOURDONBorn: 10 May 1688, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 7 December 1755, Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Died: 7 December 1755, Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Married: Jeanne CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE 13 April 1711 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
Married: Madeleine QUENNEVILLE 31 January 1729 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)
Married: Madeleine BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) 15 May 1746 Place: Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)
Jean-Baptiste BOURDONBorn: 7 January 1691, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 8 November 1709, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 8 November 1709, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Angélique BOURDONBorn: 18 March 1693 , Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 7 March 1785, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 March 1785, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: François BIBEAU 14 August 1719 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Marguerite BOURDONBorn: 3 June 1695 , Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 11 April 1775 , Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 April 1775 , Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: François PROVOST 27 April 1716 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Married: Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE 19 June 1724 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
Joseph-François BOURDONBorn: 28 January 1697 , Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 17 May 1753 , Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 17 May 1753 , Boucherville, Canada, New France
Married: Marie-Jeanne-Catherine BLEAU 28 November 1719 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Marie-Anne BOURDONBorn: 23 October 1698 , Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 4 October 1728, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 4 October 1728, Laval, Canada, New France
Married: Jean-Baptiste CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE 29 October 1715 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Louis BOURDONBorn: 23 October 1698 , Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 27 October 1698, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 27 October 1698, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Charlotte BOURDONBorn: 1 April 1701, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 22 May 1780, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 May 1780, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Antoine ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE 17 February 1721 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
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Birth — 16597 September 1659
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
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Baptism (part 1)
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Baptism (part 2)
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1666 Les Trois Rivieres
Jacques Mesnard d. lafontaine - 38 habitant
Catherine forestier - 29 sa femme
Marie Mesnard - 6 fille
Jean mesnard - 4 fils
Louis Mesnard - 2 fils
Maurice Mesnard - 2 jours fils
Simon Caillouet - 35 domestique
Et Hierosme langlois - 64 serrurier domestique
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Jacques Mesnard d. lafontaine - 38 habitant
Catherine forestier - 29 sa femme
Marie Mesnard - 6 fille
Jean mesnard - 4 fils
Louis Mesnard - 2 fils
Maurice Mesnard - 2 jours fils
Simon Caillouet - 35 domestique
Et Hierosme langlois - 64 serrurier domestique
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1672 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Louise MENARD dite LAFONTAINE and Jacques BOURDON 8 February 1672, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
She was 12 years old.
1672 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1675 Birth of ChildMarie-Rose BOURDON was born 8 August 1675, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
Marie-Louise was 15 years old.
1678 Birth of ChildAnne BOURDON was born 19 May 1678 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
Marie-Louise was 18 years old.
1680 Birth of ChildJacques BOURDON was born 15 February 1680 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Marie-Louise was 20 years old.
1681 Canadian Census Seigneurie du Boucherville
Jacques Bourdon, 31
Marie Menard, sa femme, 22
enfants:
Marie, 7
Anne, 5
Jeanne, 2
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
Jacques Bourdon, 31
Marie Menard, sa femme, 22
enfants:
Marie, 7
Anne, 5
Jeanne, 2
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
1682 Birth of ChildPierre BOURDON was born 9 April 1682 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Marie-Louise was 22 years old.
1684 Birth of ChildJeanne BOURDON was born 12 May 1684 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Marie-Louise was 24 years old.
1686 Birth of ChildCesar-Marin BOURDON was born 8 May 1686 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Marie-Louise was 26 years old.
1688 Birth of ChildIgnace BOURDON was born 10 May 1688, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Marie-Louise was 28 years old.
1691 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste BOURDON was born 7 January 1691, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Marie-Louise was 31 years old.
1693 Birth of ChildAngélique BOURDON was born 18 March 1693 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Marie-Louise was 33 years old.
1694 Death of ChildJeanne BOURDON died 27 June 1694, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Marie-Louise was 34 years old.
1695 Marriage of ChildMarie-Rose BOURDON married 30 May 1695, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Jean CADIEUX
1695 Birth of ChildMarguerite BOURDON was born 3 June 1695 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Marie-Louise was 35 years old.
1697 Birth of ChildJoseph-François BOURDON was born 28 January 1697 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Marie-Louise was 37 years old.
1698 Birth of ChildLouis BOURDON was born 23 October 1698 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Marie-Louise was 39 years old.
1698 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne BOURDON was born 23 October 1698 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Marie-Louise was 39 years old.
1701 Birth of ChildCharlotte BOURDON was born 1 April 1701, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Marie-Louise was 41 years old.
1701 Marriage of ChildAnne BOURDON married 3 November 1701 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Jacques GAUDRY dit BOURBONNIERE
1704 Marriage of ChildJacques BOURDON married 31 December 1704, Kaskaskia, Illinois, USA to Marguerite DECAOT
1709 Death of ChildJean-Baptiste BOURDON died 8 November 1709, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Marie-Louise was 50 years old.
1709 Marriage of ChildCesar-Marin BOURDON married 23 December 1709 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Anne CHARLES LAJEUNESSE
1710 Marriage of ChildMarie-Rose BOURDON married 26 May 1710, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Antoine QUENNEVILLE
1711 Marriage of ChildPierre BOURDON married 5 January 1711, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Anne GOYAU dite LAGARDE
1711 Marriage of ChildIgnace BOURDON married 13 April 1711, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Jeanne CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France1715 Marriage of ChildMarie-Anne BOURDON married 29 October 1715 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Jean-Baptiste CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE
1716 Marriage of ChildMarguerite BOURDON married 27 April 1716 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to François PROVOST
1717 Death of ChildMarie-Rose BOURDON died 6 April 1717, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
Marie-Louise was 57 years old.
1719 Death of ChildCesar-Marin BOURDON died 18 February 1719, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
Marie-Louise was 59 years old.
1719 Marriage of ChildAngélique BOURDON married 14 August 1719 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to François BIBEAU
1719 Marriage of ChildJoseph-François BOURDON married 28 November 1719, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marie-Jeanne-Catherine BLEAU
1721 Marriage of ChildCharlotte BOURDON married 17 February 1721, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Antoine ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE
1723 Death of ChildJacques BOURDON died 20 June 1723, Kaskaskia, Illinois, USA
Marie-Louise was 63 years old.
1724 Marriage of ChildMarguerite BOURDON married 19 June 1724, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE
1724 Death of Spouse/PartnerJacques BOURDON died 7 August 1724, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Death — 17262 July 1726
Boucherville, Canada, New France
She died at the age of 66.
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