Maurice Ménard

1664 - 1741  (76 years)

• Name	Maurice Ménard
  Birth	6 Jun 1664  [1, 2]
  Baptism	7 Jun 1664	Trois-Rivières, Mauricie, Québec   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 May 1741	Chambly, Québec   [2, 3]
  Burial	10 May 1741	Chambly, Québec   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I44464	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Jacques Ménard dit Lafontaine,   b. Between 1624 and 1629, Mervent, Vendée, France d. 14 Jan 1707 (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Catherine Forestier,   b. Bef 6 Jan 1640   d. 31 Mar 1694 (Age > 54 years)
  Marriage	19 Nov 1657	Trois-Rivières, Mauricie, Québec   [1]
  Family ID	F19599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Madeleine Couc,   b. Abt 1669
  Marriage	Bef 1683	Fort Michilimackinac, now Mackinaw City, Michigan   [1, 4]
  Children	+ 1. Madeleine Ménard,   b. Abt 1684, Ste-Anne, Michilimackinac, now Mackinaw City, Michigan d. 25 May 1763 (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F25952	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  He was a succesful fur trader and interpreter of Native languages.

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] Genealogy of the French in North America, by Denis Beauregard. Complete version, 2025. [S8851] Fur Trade Families of Quebec: Pierre Couc dit Lafleur and Marie Miteouamigoukoue by Gail Morin. 2021. [S38] Genealogy of the French in North America, by Denis Beauregard. Complete version, 2025., date only. [S8851] Fur Trade Families of Quebec: Pierre Couc dit Lafleur and Marie Miteouamigoukoue by Gail Morin. 2021., says "1692", citing "DGFQ, page 795".