TENTH GENERATION

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984. Pierre MÉNARD STONGEwas born before 1672 in the province of Québec. He married Suzanne LAPORTE STGEORGES 21 Jan 1695 in St-Ours, Richelieu County. The following was contained in the marriage contract:

"En faveur dudit mariage, ledit Jacques Laporte et Nicole sa femme, donnent à ladite Suzanne leur fille, « Une geniSSe dune an et un autre Lannée enSuite au dit futur eSpoux desdite partie » et Marguerite Deshaies veuve de Pierre Ménard donne aux futurs époux « Deux taureaux et deux cochons, six poules et Soblige de Les nourrire pendant Un an antier a commencé du Semblable Gour (jour), a condition que ledit Pierre Menard fera labourer pour sa mère avec ses boeufs et pourra aussi faire les siens avec les même boeufs."

Pierre died 26 May 1756 in Contrecoeur, Verchères County. There is another entry in the parish register of Petit St-Ours on the Richelieu river that he was buried on 27 May 1756:

"L'an Mil sept cent quarante six, le vingt sept de mai, par nous Soussigné prestre a été inhumé dans le Cimetière de St-Ours, le corps du Sieur Pierre Ménard décédé hier après avoir reçue les sacrements de pénitence viatique et extrème onction. Présents, Pierre Paturin et Emery qui ont déclaré ne savoir signé. Charles Beaudouin Ptre.

(3) (4)

985. Suzanne LAPORTE STGEORGES Suzanne was born in Pointe-aux-Trembles de Montréal on 28 Feb 1676. Suzanne was buried on 28 Oct 1743 in Contrecoeur. She was listed as 65 years old on her burial certificate in St-Ours. (5)

Children were:

i. Suzanne was born before Jul 1695. She married Gabriel GIARD 5 Oct 1717. She died 24 Feb 1757 in Contrecoeur. (1)

ii. Élisabeth Isabelle Marie was born before 1697. She married Louis EMERY CODERRE 10 Nov 1719 in Contrecoeur. (1)

iii. Jean was born before 1699 in Contrecoeur. He was buried 24 Mar 1744 in Contrecoeur. (1)(5)

iv. Marie Reine was born 9 Dec 1701 in Contrecoeur. She married Dominique GAREAU STONGE 8 Jan 1735 in Contrecoeur. She died 16 Feb 1765 in Contrecoeur. (1)

v. Pierre was born 10 Aug 1704 in Contrecoeur. He married Marie CATHERINE ALLAIRE DALLAIRE 26 Feb 1726 in Contrecoeur. He died 24 Dec 1763 in Contrecoeur. (1)

vi. François was born before 1706. He died 28 Oct 1708 in Contrecoeur. (1)

vii. Marie Louise was born 22 Feb 1709 in Contrecoeur. She married Jean Baptiste CHAILLE MATURIN 8 Feb 1730 in Contrecoeur. She died 14 Feb 1748 in Contrecoeur, during a childbirth. (1)

viii. François MÉNARD STONGE was born 16 Jan 1711 in Contrecoeur, Verchères, Québec. He married Marie Madeleine LAMOUREUX 19 Jan 1739 in Contrecoeur. His family lived in Contrecoeur until around 1751 when François moved his family to St-Ours. (1) (2)

ix. Louis was born before 1713. He married Marie Josephe MARTIN 17 Feb 1738 in Contrecoeur. According to the Marriage Contract executed by the Notary Cyr Monmerqué on 3 Feb 1738, Louis is listed as 25 years old and Marie-Josephe as 33 years old. (1)(5)

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(1) PRDH, Certificat de famille No. 7401.
(2) Ibid., Certificat de mariage No. 181995.
(3) Ibid., Certificat de mariage No. 94911.
(4) Ibid., Certificat de famille No. 3120.
(5) Email messages from Gérald Ménard of Varennes, Québec, dated 27 & 28 Jan 2003.