Josephte MENARD

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30 August 1732 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

9 February 1777 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE Josephte ROY dite CHOIGNY

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Born: 30 August 1732 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE

Mother: Josephte ROY dite CHOIGNY

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Adrien MENARD dit ST-ONGE , Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS

Maternal grandparents: Joseph ROY dit CHOIGNY , Marguerite MARTIN

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Josephte married François-Marie GAREAU 26 February 1759 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
François-Marie GAREAU was born 3 October 1733 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). François-Marie died 13 March 1806 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). François-Marie was the child of Charles GAREAU dit ST-ONGE and Marie-Josephte DEGUIRE dite LAROSE.

Josephte MENARD died 9 February 1777 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, 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-Marie GAREAU
Marriage date: 26 February 1759
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

François-Marie GAREAU was the child of Charles GAREAU dit ST-ONGE and Marie-Josephte DEGUIRE dite LAROSE

Children of François-Marie GAREAU and Josephte MENARD

François GAREAU dit ST-ONGE

Born: 21 April 1761, Contrecœur, Canada
Died: 21 May 1816, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Elisabeth DUFAULT 3 April 1780 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Josephte GAREAU dite ST-ONGE

Born: 27 January 1763, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 August 1834, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: Michel DUFAULT 23 January 1786 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Angélique GAREAU

Born: 16 January 1766, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 December 1810, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: François-Philippe GERVAIS 13 November 1787 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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Birth — 1732
30 August 1732
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Josephte MENARD and François-Marie GAREAU 26 February 1759 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 26 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
François GAREAU dit ST-ONGE was born 21 April 1761, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Josephte was 28 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Josephte GAREAU dite ST-ONGE was born 27 January 1763, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Josephte was 30 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique GAREAU was born 16 January 1766, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Josephte was 33 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.