Joseph Ménard (?-1835) and Aurore Creely (1795-1878)

Joseph Ménard

Born: ?

Married: Aurore Creely, 15 November 1814 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri.¹

Died: ?

Buried: 2 June 1835 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri.

Aurore Creely Parents

Born: About 1795 in Missouri.³

Died: ?

Buried: 16 January 1878 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri.⁴

Children

No children.

Notes on Joseph Ménard

Notes on Aurore Creely

She is recorded as "Oro Manard" in the 1850 census.³
Her burial record states that she was 82-year-old when she died.⁴ This would place her birthday at about 1796, which lines up with the 1850 census.
She was referred to as a widow on 7 June 1839 in the probate proceedings of Jean Baptiste Creely.⁵

Sources

1. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (marriage record 15 November 1814).

2. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (burial record 2 June 1835).

3. 1850 Federal Census of District 82, St. Louis, Missouri.

4. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (burial record 16 January 1878).