Marie-Jeanne DENEAU (DENIAU)

Born

27 June 1717 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

April 1801 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

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

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Born: 27 June 1717 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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Marie-Jeanne married Joseph BRUNEAU 20 November 1741 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph BRUNEAU was born 4 February 1712 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Joseph died 25 November 1754 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Joseph was the child of François BRUNEAU and Marie-Madeleine BOURGOIN.

Marie-Jeanne married (2) François-Xavier LECLERC 21 February 1757 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . François-Xavier LECLERC was born 5 November 1727 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). François-Xavier died 11 March 1772 in Sault-St-Louis, Québec, Canada (Kahnawake). François-Xavier was the child of Louis LECLERC and Élisabeth-Gabrielle BASTIEN dite PHILIPPE.

Marie-Jeanne DENEAU (DENIAU) died April 1801 in Saint-Constant, Lower 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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Spouse & Children of Marie-Jeanne DENEAU (DENIAU)

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Marie-Jeanne DENEAU (DENIAU) married

Joseph BRUNEAU
Marriage date: 20 November 1741
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Joseph BRUNEAU was the child of François BRUNEAU and Marie-Madeleine BOURGOIN

Children of Joseph BRUNEAU and Marie-Jeanne DENEAU (DENIAU)

Joseph BRUNEAU

Born: 23 December 1745, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: August 1824, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne LONGTIN 16 July 1770 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Josephe BRUNEAU

Born: 13 July 1747, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: January 1826, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph LANCTOT 9 January 1769 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Louis BRUNEAU

Born: 11 March 1753, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 8 August 1821, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Josephe POUPART 3 February 1783 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Jeanne DENEAU (DENIAU) married

François-Xavier LECLERC
Marriage date: 21 February 1757
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
François-Xavier LECLERC was the child of Louis LECLERC and Élisabeth-Gabrielle BASTIEN dite PHILIPPE

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Birth — 1717
27 June 1717
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1741 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Jeanne DENEAU (DENIAU) and Joseph BRUNEAU 20 November 1741, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 24 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Joseph BRUNEAU was born 23 December 1745, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Jeanne was 28 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe BRUNEAU was born 13 July 1747, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Jeanne was 30 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Louis BRUNEAU was born 11 March 1753, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Jeanne was 35 years old.

1754 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph BRUNEAU died 25 November 1754, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1757 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Jeanne DENEAU (DENIAU) and François-Xavier LECLERC 21 February 1757 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 39 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.

1769 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe BRUNEAU married 9 January 1769, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Joseph LANCTOT

1770 Marriage of Child
Joseph BRUNEAU married 16 July 1770 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Anne LONGTIN

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
François-Xavier LECLERC died 11 March 1772, Sault-St-Louis, Québec, Canada (Kahnawake)

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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Louis BRUNEAU married 3 February 1783, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Josephe POUPART

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)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death — 1801
April 1801
Saint-Constant, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 83.

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