Marie-Louise MENARD

(b. 27 December 1738 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 24 May 1816 , Sorel, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Louise MENARD was born 27 December 1738 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise MENARD was the child of Louis MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Marie-Josephte MARTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Suzanne LAPORTE (maternal) Antoine MARTIN and Marie-Françoise FEVRIER dite LACROIX

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Louise married Jean GATINEAU dit BRINDAMOUR 8 January 1759 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean GATINEAU dit BRINDAMOUR was born 23 March 1732 in France. Jean died 22 March 1817 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception).

Marie-Louise MENARD died 24 May 1816 in Sorel, 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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Marie-Louise MENARD married

Jean GATINEAU dit BRINDAMOUR-- Date: 8 January 1759 Place: Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Children of Jean GATINEAU dit BRINDAMOUR and Marie-Louise MENARD:

Josephte GATINEAU dite BRINDAMOUR (b.1 October 1759, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 6 February 1840, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE 7 January 1782 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jeanne GATINEAU (b.24 June 1761, Saint-Ours, Canada d. 12 November 1821, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques BOURGAULT dit LACROIX 3 April 1780 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Joseph GATINEAU dit BRINDAMOUR (b.6 June 1774, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 April 1842, Sorel, Canada East )
m. Marguerite MATHIEU 17 July 1798 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Louis GATINEAU dit BRINDAMOUR (b.29 March 1776, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Francoise BLANCHARD 26 September 1796 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Rose GATINEAU dite BRINDAMOUR (b.29 July 1784, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Antoine CHAUME dit SCHAUM 10 April 1809 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1738 Birth
27 December 1738
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise MENARD and Jean GATINEAU dit BRINDAMOUR 8 January 1759, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

She was 20 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Josephte GATINEAU dite BRINDAMOUR was born 1 October 1759, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Louise was 20 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Jeanne GATINEAU was born 24 June 1761, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Louise was 22 years old.

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.

1774 Birth of Child
Joseph GATINEAU dit BRINDAMOUR was born 6 June 1774, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Louise was 35 years old.

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Louis GATINEAU dit BRINDAMOUR was born 29 March 1776, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Louise was 37 years old.

1780 Marriage of Child
Jeanne GATINEAU married 3 April 1780, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Jacques BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

1782 Marriage of Child
Josephte GATINEAU dite BRINDAMOUR married 7 January 1782, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Joseph LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose GATINEAU dite BRINDAMOUR was born 29 July 1784, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Louise was 45 years old.

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

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

1796 Marriage of Child
Louis GATINEAU dit BRINDAMOUR married 26 September 1796, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Francoise BLANCHARD

1798 Marriage of Child
Joseph GATINEAU dit BRINDAMOUR married 17 July 1798 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marguerite MATHIEU

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

1809 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rose GATINEAU dite BRINDAMOUR married 10 April 1809, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Antoine CHAUME dit SCHAUM