Pierre Menard

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Pierre Menard

Birth
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada
Death
13 Jun 1844 (aged 77)
Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Randolph County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.0491791, Longitude: -89.8212967
Memorial ID
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1st Lieut. Gov'r of Illinois

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His parents were;
Jean Baptiste Menard (Brindamour)b.1735 native of Languedoc, France.
Marie Franciose Ciree (St. Michel)
Grandfather Jean Baptiste Menard
Grandmother Madeleine Reboulla

Pierre Menard was born in
St. Antoine, Quebec, Canada.
siblings,
Jean Marie b. Apr. 2, 1765
Hypolite b. Jan. 8, 1770
Michel b. Jan. 7, 1772
(founder of Galveston, TX.)
Jean Francios Jan. 26, 1775

"All private virtue is a public fund;
As that abounds the State decays or thrives;
Each should contribute to the general stock,
And who lends most, is most his country's friend."


Married June 13, 1792 to
Therese Godin
children;
Odile Menard b. 1793 d. Oct. 8 1862
Peter Menard b. 1797 d. Nov. 30, 1871
Berenice Menard b. 1801 d. Nov. 19, 1888
Modeste Alzira Menard b. 1802 d. 1885

Married second wife Sept. 22, 1806
Angelique Saucier
children;
Francois P.Menard b. 1809 d. Jan. 1831
Edmund Menard b. Feb. 8, 1813 d. July 1884
Matthew Saucier Menard b. April 22, 1817
d. Sept. 29, 1832
Louis Cyprien Menard b. March 2, 1819
d. June 2. 1870
Amedee Menard b. 1822 d. 1844
Sophie A. b. Nov. 13, 1822 d. June 22, 1848
1st Lieut. Gov'r of Illinois

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His parents were;
Jean Baptiste Menard (Brindamour)b.1735 native of Languedoc, France.
Marie Franciose Ciree (St. Michel)
Grandfather Jean Baptiste Menard
Grandmother Madeleine Reboulla

Pierre Menard was born in
St. Antoine, Quebec, Canada.
siblings,
Jean Marie b. Apr. 2, 1765
Hypolite b. Jan. 8, 1770
Michel b. Jan. 7, 1772
(founder of Galveston, TX.)
Jean Francios Jan. 26, 1775

"All private virtue is a public fund;
As that abounds the State decays or thrives;
Each should contribute to the general stock,
And who lends most, is most his country's friend."


Married June 13, 1792 to
Therese Godin
children;
Odile Menard b. 1793 d. Oct. 8 1862
Peter Menard b. 1797 d. Nov. 30, 1871
Berenice Menard b. 1801 d. Nov. 19, 1888
Modeste Alzira Menard b. 1802 d. 1885

Married second wife Sept. 22, 1806
Angelique Saucier
children;
Francois P.Menard b. 1809 d. Jan. 1831
Edmund Menard b. Feb. 8, 1813 d. July 1884
Matthew Saucier Menard b. April 22, 1817
d. Sept. 29, 1832
Louis Cyprien Menard b. March 2, 1819
d. June 2. 1870
Amedee Menard b. 1822 d. 1844
Sophie A. b. Nov. 13, 1822 d. June 22, 1848

Bio by: DaWaRa


Inscription

Ist Lt. Governor of Illinois

Gravesite Details

Menard Cemetery can be found just South of Garrison Hill Cemetery. They are directly next to one another.