Charles DENEAU (DENIAU)

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12 June 1701 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

abt. 1766 , Québec Province, Canada

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Charles-Marin DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS Madeleine-Marie CLEMENT dite LAPOINTE

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Born: 12 June 1701 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Charles-Marin DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS

Mother: Madeleine-Marie CLEMENT dite LAPOINTE

Paternal grandparents: Marin DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS, dit SULLY , Louise-Marie-Thérèse LEBREUIL (DUBREUIL)

Maternal grandparents: Jean CLEMENT dit LAPOINTE , Madeleine SURGET

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Charles married Marie-Anne-Madeleine DEMERS (DUMAIS) 14 October 1726 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Anne-Madeleine DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born 11 January 1697 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne-Madeleine died 27 September 1739 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne-Madeleine was the child of Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marguerite GUITAUT.

Charles married (2) Marguerite DUPUIS 16 January 1741 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite DUPUIS was born 20 August 1702 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marguerite died 2 June 1774 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marguerite was the child of René DUPUIS and Angelique-Marie MARIER dite STE-MARIE.

Charles DENEAU (DENIAU) died abt. 1766 in Québec Province, 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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Spouse & Children of Charles DENEAU (DENIAU)

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Marie-Anne-Madeleine DEMERS (DUMAIS)
Marriage date: 14 October 1726
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne-Madeleine DEMERS (DUMAIS) was the child of Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marguerite GUITAUT

Children of Charles DENEAU (DENIAU) and Marie-Anne-Madeleine DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU)

Born: 7 September 1727, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Louis PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR 4 November 1748 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Geneviève DENEAU (DENIAU)

Born: 7 January 1730, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 15 December 1758, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre PINSONNEAULT dit LAFLEUR 29 January 1748 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Albert DENEAU (DENIAU)

Born: 7 June 1731, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 17 October 1786, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise FONTENEAU 4 February 1760 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques DENEAU (DENIAU)

Born: 11 June 1739, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 10 April 1779, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Antoinette BROSSEAU 3 February 1766 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Charles DENEAU (DENIAU) married

Marguerite DUPUIS
Marriage date: 16 January 1741
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marguerite DUPUIS was the child of René DUPUIS and Angelique-Marie MARIER dite STE-MARIE

Children of Charles DENEAU (DENIAU) and Marguerite DUPUIS

Charles DENEAU (DENIAU)

Born: 11 November 1741, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Elisabeth-Isabelle MOISAN 7 October 1771 Place: Sault-St-Louis, Québec, Canada (Kahnawake)

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Birth — 1701
12 June 1701
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1726 Marriage / Partner
Charles DENEAU (DENIAU) and Marie-Anne-Madeleine DEMERS (DUMAIS) 14 October 1726, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 25 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU) was born 7 September 1727, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Charles was 26 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Geneviève DENEAU (DENIAU) was born 7 January 1730, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Charles was 28 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Albert DENEAU (DENIAU) was born 7 June 1731, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Charles was 30 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Jacques DENEAU (DENIAU) was born 11 June 1739, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Charles was 38 years old.

1739 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne-Madeleine DEMERS (DUMAIS) died 27 September 1739, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1741 Marriage / Partner
Charles DENEAU (DENIAU) and Marguerite DUPUIS 16 January 1741, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 39 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Charles DENEAU (DENIAU) was born 11 November 1741, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Charles was 40 years old.

1748 Marriage of Child
Geneviève DENEAU (DENIAU) married 29 January 1748, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Pierre PINSONNEAULT dit LAFLEUR

1748 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU) married 4 November 1748, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Louis PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR

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

1758 Death of Child
Geneviève DENEAU (DENIAU) died 15 December 1758, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Charles was 57 years old.

1760 Marriage of Child
Albert DENEAU (DENIAU) married 4 February 1760, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Louise FONTENEAU

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.

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