Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE

Born

2 May 1721 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

21 February 1783 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Rene married Jeanne-Therese LETOURNEAU 3 August 1750 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jeanne-Therese LETOURNEAU was born abt. 1721 in Québec Province, Canada. Jeanne-Therese died 8 March 1790 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . Jeanne-Therese was the child of Bernard LÉTOURNEAU and Hélène PAQUET .

Parents & Family of Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE

Parents of Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE

Father

Louis MENARD

Mother

Marie-Anne FEVRIER

Grandparents of Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE

Paternal grandparents

Jacques MENARD dit LAFONTAINE Catherine FORESTIER (FORTIER)

Maternal grandparents

Christophe FEVRIER dit LACROIX Marie MARTIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE

Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE married

Jeanne-Therese LETOURNEAU
Marriage date: 3 August 1750
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Jeanne-Therese LETOURNEAU was the child of Bernard LÉTOURNEAU and Hélène PAQUET

Children of Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE and Jeanne-Therese LETOURNEAU

Joseph MENARD

Born: 1 June 1757, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 13 January 1846, Chambly, Canada East

Married: Marie-Amable DARAGON dite LAFRANCE 27 September 1779 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Jeanne MENARD

Born: 24 September 1760, Chambly, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francois GIRARD dit SANSCHAGRIN 12 June 1775 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

René-Francois MENARD

Born: 2 January 1764, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 August 1834, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne ROULEAU 4 November 1783 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Rene's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1721
2 May 1721
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE and Jeanne-Therese LETOURNEAU 3 August 1750, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 29 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Joseph MENARD was born 1 June 1757, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Rene was 36 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne MENARD was born 24 September 1760, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Rene was 39 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.

1764 Birth of Child
René-Francois MENARD was born 2 January 1764, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Rene was 42 years old.

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne MENARD married 12 June 1775, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Francois GIRARD dit SANSCHAGRIN

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.