Michel DENEAU (DENIAU)

Born

7 June 1775 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

29 May 1840 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Michel married Marie-Suzanne TREMBLAY 4 October 1802 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Marie-Suzanne TREMBLAY was born 27 January 1788 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Suzanne died 25 December 1852 in Napierville, Canada East . Marie-Suzanne was the child of Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY and Marie-Amable LESTAGE .

Parents & Family of Michel DENEAU (DENIAU)

Parents of Michel DENEAU (DENIAU)

Father

Albert DENEAU (DENIAU)

Mother

Marie-Louise FONTENEAU

Grandparents of Michel DENEAU (DENIAU)

Paternal grandparents

Charles DENEAU (DENIAU) Marie-Anne-Madeleine DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Maternal grandparents

Joseph FONTENEAU Marie-Louise PAQUET dite LARIVIERE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel DENEAU (DENIAU)

Michel DENEAU (DENIAU) married

Marie-Suzanne TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 4 October 1802
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Suzanne TREMBLAY was the child of Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY and Marie-Amable LESTAGE

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Michel DENEAU (DENIAU) and Marie-Suzanne TREMBLAY

Marie Suzanne DENEAU (DENAULT)

Born: 18 April 1804, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 20 April 1849, Morristown, Illinois, USA

Michel Gerome DENAULT

Born: 18 AUgust 1806, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 30 August 1879, Beaverville, Iroquois, Illinois, USA

Married: Adelaide DAGNEAU 6 October 1828 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

Julien DENEAU (DENAULT)

Born: 20 April 1808, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 10 February 1890, Napierville, Québec, Canada

Jean Baptiste "John" DENEAU (DENO)

Born: 5 March 1810, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 8 June 1875, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Marie TREMBLAY 5 February 1837 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

Marie-Claire DENEAU (DENIAU)

Born: 8 December 1812, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Florence DENEAU

Born: 12 November 1814, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: February 1816, , Québec Province, Canada

Medard DENEAU (DENAULT)

Born: 9 February 1817, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Albert DENEAU (DENAULT)

Born: 4 April 1819, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 9 May 1894,

Louis DENEAU (DENAULT)

Born: 13 August 1820, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: October 1820, , Québec Province, Canada

Hubert DENEAU

Born: 14 December 1821, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Suzanne DENEAU

Born: 30 March 1824, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: September 1826, , Québec Province, Canada

Marcelline DENEAU (DENAULT)

Born: 2 February 1826, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Florence DENEAU (DENAULT)

Born: 9 August 1828, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 21 November 1889, Bedford, Québec, Canada

Pierre DENEAU (DENAULT)

Born: 29 June 1830, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 18 May 1886, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Michel's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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 — 1775
7 June 1775
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1802 Marriage / Partner
Michel DENEAU (DENIAU) and Marie-Suzanne TREMBLAY 4 October 1802, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 27 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Marie Suzanne DENEAU (DENAULT) was born 18 April 1804, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel was 28 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Michel Gerome DENAULT was born 18 AUgust 1806, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel was 31 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Julien DENEAU (DENAULT) was born 20 April 1808, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel was 32 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste "John" DENEAU (DENO) was born 5 March 1810, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel was 34 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Marie-Claire DENEAU (DENIAU) was born 8 December 1812, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel was 37 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Florence DENEAU was born 12 November 1814, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel was 39 years old.

1816 Death of Child
Florence DENEAU died February 1816, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Michel was 40 years old.

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

1817 Birth of Child
Medard DENEAU (DENAULT) was born 9 February 1817, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel was 41 years old.

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

1819 Birth of Child
Albert DENEAU (DENAULT) was born 4 April 1819, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel was 43 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Birth of Child
Louis DENEAU (DENAULT) was born 13 August 1820, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel was 45 years old.

1821 Birth of Child
Hubert DENEAU was born 14 December 1821, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel was 46 years old.

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

1824 Birth of Child
Suzanne DENEAU was born 30 March 1824, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel was 48 years old.

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

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

1826 Birth of Child
Marcelline DENEAU (DENAULT) was born 2 February 1826, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel was 50 years old.

1826 Death of Child
Suzanne DENEAU died September 1826, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Michel was 51 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Birth of Child
Florence DENEAU (DENAULT) was born 9 August 1828, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel was 53 years old.

1828 Marriage of Child
Michel Gerome DENAULT married 6 October 1828, La Prairie, Lower Canada to Adelaide DAGNEAU

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1830 Birth of Child
Pierre DENEAU (DENAULT) was born 29 June 1830, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel was 55 years old.

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

1837 Marriage of Child
Jean Baptiste "John" DENEAU (DENO) married 5 February 1837, La Prairie, Lower Canada to Marie TREMBLAY

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

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

Death — 1840
29 May 1840
La Prairie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 65.

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