René DENEAU (DENIAU)

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18 January 1665 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

13 July 1730 , Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

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Jean DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU)Helene (Hellaine) DODIN (GODIN)

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Born: 18 January 1665 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jean DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU)

Mother: Helene (Hellaine) DODIN (GODIN)

Maternal grandparents: Isaac DODIN , Anne JARNET

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René married Marie-Madeleine MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE 27 October 1692 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Madeleine MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE was born 5 July 1665 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Madeleine died 15 July 1699 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Philippe MATOU (MATHON) dit LABRIE and Marguerite DOUCINET.

René married (2) Anastasie ILLINOISE abt. 1705 in Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anastasie ILLINOISE was born abt. 1685 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Anastasie died 19 May 1715 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

René DENEAU (DENIAU) died 13 July 1730 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan).
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Spouse & Children of René DENEAU (DENIAU)

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René DENEAU (DENIAU) married

Marie-Madeleine MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE
Marriage date: 27 October 1692
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Madeleine MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE was the child of Philippe MATOU (MATHON) dit LABRIE and Marguerite DOUCINET

Children of René DENEAU (DENIAU) and Marie-Madeleine MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE

Nicolas DAIGNEAU (DENIAU)

Born: 14 September 1693, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 2 June 1694, Boucherville, Canada, New France

Ursule DAIGNEAU (DENIAU)

Born: 14 December 1694, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 9 December 1729, Montréal, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste DAIGNEAU (DENIAU)

Born: 24 June 1697, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 2 September 1748, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Marie PRIMEAU 27 November 1724 Place: Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Married: Catherine RUFIANGE 30 April 1736 Place: Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

René DENEAU (DENIAU) married

Anastasie ILLINOISE
Marriage date: abt. 1705
Marriage place: , Canada

Children of René DENEAU (DENIAU) and Anastasie ILLINOISE

Rose DAIGNEAU (DENIAU)

Born: abt. 1705, , Canada
Died: 10 March 1730, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Married: Pierre COURCAMBEC 7 February 1727 Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Birth — 1665
18 January 1665
Montréal, Canada, New France

1665 Baptism
Baptism found at Notre-Dame-de-Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Montreal Census
Jean Deniau 36 Sieur de Long, habitant

Hellaine Godin 20 Epouse

Rene Deniau 1 Fils
1666 Montreal Census
The History of Montréal: The Story of Great North American City

1692 Marriage / Partner
René DENEAU (DENIAU) and Marie-Madeleine MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE 27 October 1692, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 27 years old.

1693 Birth of Child
Nicolas DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) was born 14 September 1693, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

René was 28 years old.

1694 Death of Child
Nicolas DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) died 2 June 1694, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

René was 29 years old.

1694 Birth of Child
Ursule DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) was born 14 December 1694, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

René was 29 years old.

1697 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) was born 24 June 1697, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

René was 32 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1699 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE died 15 July 1699, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

1715 Death of Spouse/Partner
Anastasie ILLINOISE died 19 May 1715, Detroit, Michigan, USA

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

1724 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) married 27 November 1724, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) to Marie PRIMEAU

1727 Marriage of Child
Rose DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) married 7 February 1727, Detroit, Michigan, USA to Pierre COURCAMBEC

1729 Death of Child
Ursule DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) died 9 December 1729, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

René was 64 years old.

Death — 1730
13 July 1730
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
He died at the age of 65.

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