Antoine Pinard

     Antoine was born on Monday, 10 May 1683 in Champlain, Les Chenaux County, Quebec, Canada. He was christened on the same day there in the church of La Visitation.¹ He was the son of Louis Pinard and Marie-Ursule Pepin. Antoine married Marie Jutras on 10 January 1708 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine at Marie-Madeleine Church.² Antoine and Marie had children: Marie-Francoise [1711-2/07/1760][m. 9/30/1731 Louis Robida dit Manseau], Marie-Catherine [10/19/1710-3/19/1790][m. 8/26/1731 Jean Baptiste Lemire], Marie Jeanne [6/24/1712], Marie Louise [4/19/1714][m. 11/04/1743 Francois Marie Didier dit Parisien], Jean-Baptiste [3/25/1716-4/14/1776][m. 9/27/1747 Marie Antoinette Prou], Marie Anne [3/01/1718], Marie-Jeanne [4/29/1720-4/26/1776][m. 1/16/1747 Piere Lemire], Marie Madeleine [1/22/1723-9/20/1800][m. 6/05/1747 Jean Baptiste Prou], Joseph Lewis [4/20/1725-11/15/1746], Marie-Antoinette [6/24/1727-5/21/1801][m. 1/07/1750 Jean Baptiste Lupien] & Angeliqie [8/02/1729-4/09/1731].³ Antoine's wife, Marie, died circa 20 January 1750 in Nicolet, Nicolet County, Quebec, Canada, leaving him a widower. Antoine departed this life on Saturday, 2 June 1753 in Nicolet at age 70 years and 23 days. He was buried there in the churchyard of St-Jean-Baptiste on Sunday, 3 June 1753.⁴