Madeleine DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) dite LAPRISE

(b. 29 July 1772 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 February 1842 , Saint-Henri, Canada East )

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Madeleine DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) dite LAPRISE was born 29 July 1772 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Madeleine DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) dite LAPRISE was the child of Pierre DANEAU (DANIAU) dit LAPRISE and Genevieve ROUSSEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Francois DANIAU dit LAPRISE and Marie-Francoise ROUSSEAU (maternal) Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU and Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

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

Madeleine married Joseph TARDIF 25 July 1796 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph TARDIF was born 14 April 1776 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Joseph died 17 January 1854 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Joseph was the child of Pierre TARDIF and Geneviève GUAY.

Madeleine DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) dite LAPRISE died 19 February 1842 in Saint-Henri, Canada East .
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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.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Madeleine DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) dite LAPRISE married

Joseph TARDIF-- Date: 25 July 1796 Place: Saint-Henri, Lower Canada
Joseph TARDIF was the child of Pierre TARDIF and Geneviève GUAY

Children of Joseph TARDIF and Madeleine DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) dite LAPRISE:

Pierre TARDIF (b.7 March 1799, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Archange GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE 18 January 1825 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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1772 Birth
29 July 1772
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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)

1796 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) dite LAPRISE and Joseph TARDIF 25 July 1796, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

She was 24 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Pierre TARDIF was born 7 March 1799, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Madeleine was 26 years old.

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Pierre TARDIF married 18 January 1825, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon) to Archange GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada