Jean-Louis
DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY
Born
24 May 1747
,
La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died
20 August 1826
,
La Prairie, Lower Canada
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Born: 24 May 1747 in La Prairie, Canada, New France
Father:
Joseph DENEAU (DENIAU)
Mother:
Marguerite ROUSSEAU dite LAJOIE
Paternal grandparents:
Jacques DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU)
, Marie-Françoise DANIAU (DANIA)
Maternal grandparents:
Pierre ROUSSEAU dit LAJOIE
, Louise DUVAL
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Louis married Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY 30 July 1770 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY was born 6 March 1736 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephte died 29 July 1802 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephte was the child of Jacques TREMBLAY and Marie-Renee ROY.
Jean-Louis married (2) Marie-Geneviève GIROUX 7 January 1806 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Marie-Geneviève GIROUX was born 24 May 1747 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Geneviève died 26 December 1828 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Marie-Geneviève was the child of Pierre GIROUX and Marie-Catherine TRUDEL.
Jean-Louis DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY died 20 August 1826 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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Spouse & Children of Jean-Louis DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY
Jean-Louis DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY married 
Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 30 July 1770
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY was the child of Jacques TREMBLAY and Marie-Renee ROY
Marie-Josephte TREMBLAYMarriage date: 30 July 1770
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY was the child of Jacques TREMBLAY and Marie-Renee ROY
Children of Jean-Louis DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY and Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY
Jean-Louis DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY married Marie-Geneviève GIROUX
Marriage date: 7 January 1806
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Marie-Geneviève GIROUX was the child of Pierre GIROUX and Marie-Catherine TRUDEL
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie-Geneviève GIROUXMarriage date: 7 January 1806
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Marie-Geneviève GIROUX was the child of Pierre GIROUX and Marie-Catherine TRUDEL
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean-Louis DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY and Marie-Geneviève GIROUX
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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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
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.
A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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Birth — 174724 May 1747
La Prairie, Canada, New France
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.
1770 Marriage / PartnerJean-Louis DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY and Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY 30 July 1770, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
He was 23 years old.
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1770 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
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
1802 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Josephte TREMBLAY died 29 July 1802, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
1806 Marriage / PartnerJean-Louis DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY and Marie-Geneviève GIROUX 7 January 1806, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
He was 58 years old.
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 EnglandDeath — 182620 August 1826
La Prairie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 79.
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