Denis CHARLAND

(b. 25 January 1700 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 5 August 1778 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Denis CHARLAND was born 25 January 1700 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Denis CHARLAND was the child of Denis-Hyacinthe CHARLAND and Marie GAUTHIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR and Jacqueline (Jacquette) DESBORDES (BORDE) (maternal) Joseph-Elie GAUTHIER and Marguerite-Marie MOITIE

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Denis married Marie-Madeline DENEAU (DENIAU) 6 February 1736 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marie-Madeline DENEAU (DENIAU) was born 6 March 1689 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Madeline died 25 June 1771 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Madeline was the child of Charles-Marin DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS and Madeleine-Marie CLEMENT dite LAPOINTE.

Denis CHARLAND died 5 August 1778 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.

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Denis CHARLAND married

Marie-Madeline DENEAU (DENIAU)-- Date: 6 February 1736 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
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Marie-Madeline DENEAU (DENIAU) was the child of Charles-Marin DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS and Madeleine-Marie CLEMENT dite LAPOINTE

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1700 Birth
25 January 1700
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Denis CHARLAND and Marie-Madeline DENEAU (DENIAU) 6 February 1736, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 36 years old.

Denis CHARLAND - 1736 Marriage. La Nativitie de la B-V-M, La Prairie, Quebec

1736 Marriage. La Nativitie de la B-V-M, La Prairie, Quebec

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The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

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.

1771 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeline DENEAU (DENIAU) died 25 June 1771, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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.