ELEVENTH GENERATION

1976. Jacques MÉNARD was also known as Jacques LAFONTAINE. He married Catherine FORTIER/FORESTIER on 19 Nov 1657 in Trois-Rivières, Québec.
In the Census of 1666, at Trois-Rivières, the following is listed: 

	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 family lived in Trois-Rivières until around 1670 when Jacques moved his family south to Boucherville in the county of Champly.(2)

1977. Catherine FORTIER was born 6 Jan 1640 in France. She died 31 Mar and was buried 4 Apr 1694 in Boucherville, Champly, Québec. (1) (3) (19)

Children were:

i. Marguerite was born 4 Sep 1658 in Trois-Rivières. (4)

ii. Marie was born 7 Sep 1659 in Trois-Rivières. She married Jacques BOURDON 8 Feb 1672 in Boucherville. She died 2 Jul 1726 in Boucherville. (4)

iii. Jean Baptiste was born 27 Nov 1660 in Trois-Rivières. He married Marguerite PHILIPPE ÉTIENNE on 14 Oct 1681 in Boucherville. Jean-Baptiste and Marguerite had ten children. He died 19 Oct 1728 in Montréal. (4)(11)(12) 

	Jacques was born 16 Feb 1706 in Montréal.
	He married Suzanne PREGENT LOEILLET on 4 Jul 1729 in Lachine. 
	They had thirteen children. (13)(14)

		Suzanne was born 1 Jan 1732 in Montréal.
		She married Claude Boyer on 9 Feb 1756 in Montréal. 
		They had eight children; two died at birth. (15)(16)

iv. Louis was born 28 Jul 1662 in Trois-Rivières. He married Marie Anne FÉVRIER LACROIX on 12 Dec 1691 in Boucherville. He died 11 May 1742 in Boucherville. They had sixteen children one of whom was Jean-Baptiste.(4)

v. Maurice was born 6 June 1664 and baptized on 7 June 1664 in Trois-Rivières. He married Marie Madeleine COUC LAFLEUR before 31 Dec 1684. He died 9 May 1741 in Chambly. (4) (5) (6) (7)

child988 vi. Jean-Baptiste MÉNARD was born 14 Mar 1666 in Trois-Rivières. He married Élisabeth Marie Isabelle VALIQUETTE on 13 Mar 1690 in Boucherville. He died on 7 May and was buried8 May 1702 in Montréal. (4) (8) (9) (10)

vii. Marguerite Marie was born 22 Jan 1668 in Trois-Rivières. She married François LANCTOT on 14 Oct 1681 in Boucherville. They had seven children. She died 3 Apr 1699 in Boucherville. (4)

viii. Jeanne Marie was born 21 May 1669 in Trois-Rivières. She married Étienne DEMERS DUMAIS 25 Nov 1686 in Boucherville. She died 15 Oct 1747 in Montréal. (4)

ix. Marie Anne was born 1 Apr 1671 in Boucherville. She married François BRUNET BELHUMEUR 15 Nov 1688 in Boucherville. The family moved west across the St-Laurent River in the county of Île-Jésus. She died 3 Feb 1710 in St-François-de-Sales, Île-Jésus. (4)

x. Marie Catherine was born 27 Sep 1673 in Boucherville. She married Jacques LARIVIÈRE 1 Feb 1699 in Boucherville. She died 1 Jan 1727 in Montréal. (4)

xi. Marie Madeleine was born 17 Jan and died 30 Jan 1675 in Boucherville. (4)

xii. Thérèse was born 2 Oct 1676 in Boucherville. He married Jean Baptiste DENIAU 22 Feb 1697 in Boucherville. She died 19 Jun 1753 in Longueil, Chambly. (4)

xiii. Jacques was born 17 Augu 1678 in Montréal. He died 6 Jul 1685 in Boucherville. (4)

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(1) PRDH, Certificat de famille No. 255.
(2) Ibid., Certificat de mariage No. 89041.
(3) Ibid., Certificat de sépulture No. 4221.
(4) Ibid., Certificat de famille No. 1099.
(5) Ibid., Certificat de baptême No. 87642.
(6) Ibid., Certificat de famille No. 5378.
(7) Ibid., Certificat de sépulture No. 107977.
(8) Ibid., Certificat de baptême No. 87663.
(9) Ibid., Certificat de mariage No. 3831.
(10) Ibid., Certificat de sépulture No. 49922.
(11) Ibid., Certificat de mariage No. 3784.
(12) Ibid., Certificat de famille No. 5129
(13) Ibid., Certificat de mariage No. 14445.
(14) Ibid., Certificat de famille 16731.
(15) Ibid., Certificat de mariage No. 298614.
(16) Ibid., Certificat de famille No. 32501.
(17) Ibid., Certificat d'individu No. 53052.
(18) Ibid., Certificat de famille No. 6842.
(19) Additional Biographical Information: Send me an email at normlev at cox dot net requesting the data.