Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU)

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4 July 1730 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

31 March 1797 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU)Marie-Anne BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS

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Born: 4 July 1730 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU)

Mother: Marie-Anne BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU) , Thérèse MENARD

Maternal grandparents: Étienne BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS , Jeanne CAMPEAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean-Baptiste married Josephte GAGNÉ 5 November 1757 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Josephte GAGNÉ was born 31 May 1733 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Josephte died 1 July 1808 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Josephte was the child of Joseph GAGNÉ and Marie-Josephe BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE.

Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU) died 31 March 1797 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .

m. Gagne Josephte
m. Raymond Marie-Josephte

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Josephte GAGNÉ
Marriage date: 5 November 1757
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Josephte GAGNÉ was the child of Joseph GAGNÉ and Marie-Josephe BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE

Children of Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU) and Josephte GAGNÉ

Marie-Reine DAIGNEAU (DENIAU)

Born: 6 January 1763, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 August 1825, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre LESTAGE 11 February 1782 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne DAIGNEAU (DENIAU)

Born: 9 August 1765, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Pierre DAIGNEAU (DENIAU)

Born: abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Angélique MICHON 14 July 1800 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1730
4 July 1730
Longueuil, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1757 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU) and Josephte GAGNÉ 5 November 1757, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 27 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) was born 6 January 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) was born 9 August 1765, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Reine DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) married 11 February 1782, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Pierre LESTAGE

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)