Marie-Catherine DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DETAILLY

Born

18 February 1737 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

14 September 1781 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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François-Xavier DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY Marie SURPRENANT

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Born: 18 February 1737 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: François-Xavier DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY

Mother: Marie SURPRENANT

Paternal grandparents: Jacques DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU) , Marie-Françoise DANIAU (DANIA)

Maternal grandparents: Laurent SURPRENANT , Jeanne BEAUVAIS

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Marie-Catherine married Jean-Baptiste DUPUIS dit PARISIEN 26 February 1759 in Saint-Constant, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste DUPUIS dit PARISIEN was born 18 December 1724 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Jean-Baptiste died 8 June 1799 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean DUPUIS dit PARISIEN and Catherine TESSIER.

Marie-Catherine DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DETAILLY died 14 September 1781 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Marie-Catherine DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DETAILLY married

Jean-Baptiste DUPUIS dit PARISIEN
Marriage date: 26 February 1759
Marriage place: Saint-Constant, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste DUPUIS dit PARISIEN was the child of Jean DUPUIS dit PARISIEN and Catherine TESSIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste DUPUIS dit PARISIEN and Marie-Catherine DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DETAILLY

Josephte DUPUIS dite PARISIEN

Born: 25 September 1766, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 January 1806, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS 11 August 1788 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Celestin DUPUIS

Born: 19 May 1772, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 July 1832, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Elisabeth DALPE 6 February 1792 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1737
18 February 1737
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DETAILLY and Jean-Baptiste DUPUIS dit PARISIEN 26 February 1759, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

She was 22 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Josephte DUPUIS dite PARISIEN was born 25 September 1766, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Catherine was 29 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Jean-Celestin DUPUIS was born 19 May 1772, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Catherine was 35 years old.

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.