Publisher's Synopsis
The surname Meunier was first found in Berry a former province until 1790 when it became a region in central France where this ancient family held a family seat of nobility since early times. The members of the family also branched into other regions of France, such as Normandy, where they settled in Mesnieres, a town in the department if Seine-Inferieure, in the district of Neufchatel. Many members of this prominent family made important contributions to the society. Philipe Meusnier was mentioned in historic documents of the Huguenot descendants. Claude-Marie Meunier was a colonel, who received his title to nobility in 1808, and Joseph Meunier, a general entered into nobility in 1809. Jean-Nicolas Demeunier (1751-1814) was a French politician, He was a deputy for the Esates General (1789), emigrated to the United States in 1792, and returned to France in 1797, where he became a tribune (1800), and then a senator (1802). This illustrious man was also the author of "Essai sur les Etats-Unis" (1786) and L'Amerique independente" (1790). Mathurin Meunier born in 1619, son of Rene and Marie (nee Leroux) travelled from France to Canada in the 17th. Century. After arriving in Quebec he married Francoise Fafard, born 1624, daughter of Jean and Elizabeth (nee Tibou) at Montreal on November 3, 1647. They remained together until he passed away on January 13, 1702.
