Denis VILLENEUVE

Born

17 September 1724 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

24 March 1794 , Mascouche, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Denis VILLENEUVE

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Born: 17 September 1724 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Parents of Denis VILLENEUVE

Father

Jacques VILLENEUVE

Mother

Anne CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR)

Grandparents of Denis VILLENEUVE

Paternal grandparents

Mathurin VILLENEUVE Marguerite LEMARCHE

Maternal grandparents

Pierre CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR) Anne MAGNAN

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

Denis married Marie-Jeanne BEDARD 24 May 1751 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Jeanne BEDARD was born 2 July 1732 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Jeanne died 18 June 1803 in Mascouche, Lower Canada . Marie-Jeanne was the child of Charles-François BÉDARD and Suzanne-Elisabeth HUPPE.

Denis VILLENEUVE died 24 March 1794 in Mascouche, Lower Canada .

m. Bedard Marie-Jeanne

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Denis VILLENEUVE

Denis VILLENEUVE married

Marie-Jeanne BEDARD
Marriage date: 24 May 1751
Marriage place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Jeanne BEDARD was the child of Charles-François BÉDARD and Suzanne-Elisabeth HUPPE

Children of Denis VILLENEUVE and Marie-Jeanne BEDARD

Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE

Born: 17 June 1752, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Etienne-Simeon BEAUDOIN 10 July 1775 Place: Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada

Angélique VILLENEUVE

Born: 18 August 1760, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada
Died: 21 June 1831, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Francois BEAUDOIN 12 April 1779 Place: Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1724
17 September 1724
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Denis VILLENEUVE and Marie-Jeanne BEDARD 24 May 1751, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 26 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE was born 17 June 1752, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Denis was 27 years old.

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

1760 Birth of Child
Angélique VILLENEUVE was born 18 August 1760, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Denis was 35 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.

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE married 10 July 1775, Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada to Etienne-Simeon BEAUDOIN

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.