François-Xavier DANEAU (DANIAU)

(b. 3 December 1725 , Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 10 October 1792 , Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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François-Xavier DANEAU (DANIAU) was born 3 December 1725 in Nicolet, Canada, New France

François-Xavier DANEAU (DANIAU) was the child of Jacques DANEAU (DANIAU) and Thérèse DUPUIS dite LA GARENNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques DANEAU (DANIAU) and Marie LEPELLE (maternal) Jacques DUPUIS dit LA GARENNE and Marie-Madeleine PREVOST

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François-Xavier married Françoise VACHER dite LACERTE 26 April 1758 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise VACHER dite LACERTE was born 4 March 1737 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Françoise died 7 March 1767 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Françoise was the child of Jean-Baptiste VACHER dit LACERTE and Françoise PROULX.

François-Xavier DANEAU (DANIAU) died 10 October 1792 in Nicolet, Lower 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.

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Family and Children of François-Xavier DANEAU (DANIAU)

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François-Xavier DANEAU (DANIAU) married

Françoise VACHER dite LACERTE-- Date: 26 April 1758 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
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Françoise VACHER dite LACERTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste VACHER dit LACERTE and Françoise PROULX

Children of François-Xavier DANEAU (DANIAU) and Françoise VACHER dite LACERTE:

Joseph-Louis DANEAU (DANIAU) (b.1 March 1767, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite LEMIRE 19 September 1791 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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1725 Birth
3 December 1725
Nicolet, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
François-Xavier DANEAU (DANIAU) and Françoise VACHER dite LACERTE 26 April 1758, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 32 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Joseph-Louis DANEAU (DANIAU) was born 1 March 1767, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

François-Xavier was 41 years old.

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise VACHER dite LACERTE died 7 March 1767, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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.