hiː mˌeɪhɐv bˌɪn ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tə mˈɪtʃəl bɹˈænæmɚ mˈɛnɑːɹd, ɐ fɹˈɛntʃkɐnˈeɪdiən fˈɜː tɹˈeɪdɚ ænd ɐ fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌv ɡˈælvᵻstən, tˈɛksəs.
He may have been related to Michel Branamour Menard, a French-Canadian fur trader and a founder of Galveston, Texas.