Marie-Madeleine MENEU (MENEUX)

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20 August 1710 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

4 September 1778 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph MENEUX dit CHATEAUNEUF Marie-Anne LIZOTTE

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Born: 20 August 1710 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph MENEUX dit CHATEAUNEUF

Mother: Marie-Anne LIZOTTE

Paternal grandparents: Jacques MENEUX dit CHATEAUNEUF , Marguerite PEUVRIER

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume LIZOTTE (LIZOT) , Anne PELLETIER

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Marie-Madeleine married Joseph DIONNE 11 July 1729 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Joseph DIONNE was born abt. 1704 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph died 29 December 1779 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Joseph was the child of Jean DIONNE and Marie-Charlotte MIGNAULT.

Marie-Madeleine MENEU (MENEUX) died 4 September 1778 in La Pocatière, 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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Spouse & Children of Marie-Madeleine MENEU (MENEUX)

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Marie-Madeleine MENEU (MENEUX) married

Joseph DIONNE
Marriage date: 11 July 1729
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Joseph DIONNE was the child of Jean DIONNE and Marie-Charlotte MIGNAULT

Children of Joseph DIONNE and Marie-Madeleine MENEU (MENEUX)

Joseph DIONNE

Born: 27 March 1732, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 22 July 1804 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine AUTIN 20 November 1780 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Reine DIONNE

Born: 10 May 1734, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 8 October 1813, La Pocatière, Lower Canada

Married: Noel LEBRETON 21 November 1762 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Germain DIONNE

Born: 5 October 1742, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 13 August 1809, Montmagny, Lower Canada

Married: Thérèse FOURNIER 24 November 1766 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Anne DIONNE

Born: 14 July 1752, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 4 April 1778, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Germain GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE 13 November 1769 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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Birth — 1710
20 August 1710
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1729 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine MENEU (MENEUX) and Joseph DIONNE 11 July 1729, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 18 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Joseph DIONNE was born 27 March 1732, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Madeleine was 21 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine DIONNE was born 10 May 1734, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Madeleine was 23 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Germain DIONNE was born 5 October 1742, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Madeleine was 32 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DIONNE was born 14 July 1752, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Madeleine was 41 years old.

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

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Reine DIONNE married 21 November 1762, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Noel LEBRETON

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
Germain DIONNE married 24 November 1766, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Thérèse FOURNIER

1769 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne DIONNE married 13 November 1769, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Germain GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE

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.