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

• Was the first son of Joseph Ménard and Elizabeth Moreau.¹

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).

5. St. Louis Probate Court case #01058. This is the probate record of Jean Baptiste Creely.

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