Joseph
DENIAU (DAIGNEAU)
Born
26 August 1782
,
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
11 August 1853
,
Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Canada East
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Born: 26 August 1782 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Joseph DENIAU (DAIGNEAU)
Mother:
Marie-Agathe-Françoise SIMARD
Paternal grandparents:
Jacques DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU)
, Marie-Anne THIBAULT dite LEVEILLE
Maternal grandparents:
François SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE
, Marie-Agathe-Françoise LAVOIE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Julie WELLES 21 February 1803 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Julie WELLES was born abt. 1782 in Québec Province, Canada.
Joseph married (2) Josephe FORGUES 27 November 1809 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephe FORGUES was born 31 December 1784 in L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada . Josephe was the child of Joseph FORGUES and Dorothée DUTOUR.
Joseph DENIAU (DAIGNEAU) died 11 August 1853 in Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Canada East.
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Spouse & Children of Joseph DENIAU (DAIGNEAU)
Joseph DENIAU (DAIGNEAU) married Julie WELLES
Marriage date: 21 February 1803
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Julie WELLESMarriage date: 21 February 1803
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marriage notes:
St-Philippe-de-la-Prairie
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph DENIAU (DAIGNEAU) and Julie WELLES
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Joseph DENIAU (DAIGNEAU) married Josephe FORGUES
Marriage date: 27 November 1809
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Josephe FORGUES was the child of Joseph FORGUES and Dorothée DUTOUR
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Josephe FORGUESMarriage date: 27 November 1809
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Josephe FORGUES was the child of Joseph FORGUES and Dorothée DUTOUR
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph DENIAU (DAIGNEAU) and Josephe FORGUES
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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Québec Place Names Through History
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- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
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Birth — 178226 August 1782
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
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
1803 Marriage / PartnerJoseph DENIAU (DAIGNEAU) and Julie WELLES 21 February 1803, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
He was 20 years old.
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1803 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1809 Marriage / PartnerJoseph DENIAU (DAIGNEAU) and Josephe FORGUES 27 November 1809, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
He was 27 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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
Death — 185311 August 1853
Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Canada East
He died at the age of 71.
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