Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU)

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8 March 1714 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

30 June 1785 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU)Marie-Françoise DANIAU (DANIA)

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Born: 8 March 1714 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU)

Mother: Marie-Françoise DANIAU (DANIA)

Paternal grandparents: Marin DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS, dit SULLY , Louise-Marie-Thérèse LEBREUIL (DUBREUIL)

Maternal grandparents: Jean DANIAU (DANIA) , Marguerite VAILLANT

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephe LEFORT 7 November 1740 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephe LEFORT was born 16 March 1723 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Josephe died 23 August 1802 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE and Marguerite BOURGERIE (BOURGERY).

Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) died 30 June 1785 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marie-Josephe LEFORT
Marriage date: 7 November 1740
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe LEFORT was the child of Jean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE and Marguerite BOURGERIE (BOURGERY)

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Jean-Baptiste DENEAU

Born: 2 November 1741, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 11 September 1822, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève NIQUET (NIQUETTE) 10 February 1766 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Married: Judith FAYE (FAILLE) 12 January 1801 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Joseph DENEAU

Born: 24 January 1761, La Prairie, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite BOURASSA 5 February 1787 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Amable DENEAU (DENAULT)

Born: abt. 1764, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Josephte DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) 4 August 1788 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1714
8 March 1714
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1740 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) and Marie-Josephe LEFORT 7 November 1740, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 26 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DENEAU was born 2 November 1741, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

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

1761 Birth of Child
Joseph DENEAU was born 24 January 1761, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 46 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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DENEAU married 10 February 1766, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Geneviève NIQUET (NIQUETTE)

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.