Family
Samuel Bernard was first married to Magdelaine Clergeau, then remarried in 1720 to Miss Saint-Chamans, sister of one of his daughters-in-law. He had several children:
- Samuel-Jacques Bernard (1686-1753), Count of Coubert (1739), who was superintendent of finance, landholding, and business for the queen (1725) (from his first marriage).
- Gabriel Bernard de Rieux (1687-1745), who married the daughter of comte de Boulainvilliers, president of the second Chamber of Inquests at the Parliament of Paris (from his first marriage).
- Vincent Bernard de la Livinière.
- Bonne Félicité Bernard (from his second marriage), who married Mathieu-François Molé, président à mortier of the Parliament of Paris.
He also had several daughters by Marie-Anne-Armande Carton, known as Manon, daughter of the actor Florent Carton Dancourt, and wife of Jean-Louis-Guillaume Fontaine (1666-1714), commissioner and controller-general of the Navy:
- Louise-Marie-Madeleine Fontaine (1706-1799), who married the fermier général Claude Dupin (a tax and customs officer), landlord of the château de Chenonceau.
- Marie Anne Louise Fontaine (1710-1765), who married Antoine Alexis Panneau d'Arty, a high-level tax official from 1737 to 1743.
- François Thérèse Fontaine (1712-1765), who married Mr. Vallet de La Touche.
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