Jean MENARD dit BELLEROSE

(b. 16 March 1666 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 7 May 1702 , Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Jean MENARD dit BELLEROSE was born 16 March 1666 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Jean MENARD dit BELLEROSE was the child of Jacques MENARD dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine FORESTIER (FORTIER) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean MENARD and Anne SAVINELLE (maternal) Jean FORESTIER (FORTIER) and Julienne COEFFES

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Jean married Marie-Elisabeth VALIQUET dite LAVERDURE (VALIQUETTE) 13 March 1690 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Elisabeth VALIQUET dite LAVERDURE (VALIQUETTE) was born 27 April 1665 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Elisabeth died 21 July 1740 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Jean VALIQUET dit LAVERDURE (VALIQUETTE) and Renee LOPPE.

Jean MENARD dit BELLEROSE died 7 May 1702 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

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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.

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)

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Jean MENARD dit BELLEROSE married

Marie-Elisabeth VALIQUET dite LAVERDURE (VALIQUETTE)-- Date: 13 March 1690 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
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Marie-Elisabeth VALIQUET dite LAVERDURE (VALIQUETTE) was the child of Jean VALIQUET dit LAVERDURE (VALIQUETTE) and Renee LOPPE

groom's name: Jean Baptiste Menard
groom's birth date: 1665
groom's birthplace:
groom's age: 25
bride's name: Elizabeth Valiquet
bride's birth date: 1665
bride's birthplace:
bride's age: 25
marriage date: 13 Mar 1690
marriage place: St. Famille De Boucherville, Chambly, Quebec
groom's father's name: Jacques Menard
groom's mother's name: Catherine Forestier
bride's father's name:
bride's mother's name:
groom's race: White
groom's marital status: Single
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race: White
bride's marital status: Widowed
bride's previous husband's name: Anthoine Dupre Or Rochefort
indexing project (batch) number: M01663-9
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1031703
reference number: P-46 M-1

"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 06 Jan 2013), Jean Baptiste Menard and Elizabeth Valiquet, 13 Mar 1690; citing reference P-46 M-1, FHL microfilm 1031703.

Children of Jean MENARD dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Elisabeth VALIQUET dite LAVERDURE (VALIQUETTE):

Louis MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE (b.11 September 1691, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 7 July 1761, Longueuil, Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine BRIEN 22 January 1714 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Catherine MENARD (b.14 February 1694, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 30 November 1760, Varennes, Canada )
m. Pierre RENAUD dit SAINT-JEAN 25 November 1715 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
m. Jean-Baptiste LÉTOURNEAU 26 April 1728 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Charles MENARD dit BELLEROSE (b.14 June 1696, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 5 October 1765, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine LAMOUREUX 13 December 1728 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
m. Marie-Louise PETIT 7 January 1756 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste MENARD dit BELLEROSE (b.13 July 1698, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 11 January 1767, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Marie-Françoise TOURNOIS 5 January 1722 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
m. Isabelle MONET 29 January 1748 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Marie-Rose MENARD dite BELLEROSE (b.31 March 1700, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 21 February 1778, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. François-Marie BARDET 13 July 1722 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE (b.10 December 1701, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 17 August 1738, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Josephte-Élisabeth LAMOUREUX 17 November 1727 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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1666 Birth
16 March 1666
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Baptism
Baptism found at Immaculee Conception, Trois Rivieres in Drouin Collection
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1690 Marriage / Partner
Jean MENARD dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Elisabeth VALIQUET dite LAVERDURE (VALIQUETTE) 13 March 1690, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 24 years old.

1691 Birth of Child
Louis MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE was born 11 September 1691, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean was 25 years old.

1694 Birth of Child
Catherine MENARD was born 14 February 1694, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean was 27 years old.

1696 Birth of Child
Charles MENARD dit BELLEROSE was born 14 June 1696, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean was 30 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MENARD dit BELLEROSE was born 13 July 1698, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean was 32 years old.

1700 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose MENARD dite BELLEROSE was born 31 March 1700, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean was 34 years old.

1701 Birth of Child
François MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE was born 10 December 1701, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Jean was 35 years old.