Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU)

Born

21 August 1728 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

10 June 1797 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Jeanne DEMERS (DUMAIS) 1 May 1752 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Jeanne DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born 15 July 1732 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marie-Jeanne died 26 April 1766 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Jeanne was the child of Eustache-Laurent DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Jeanne-Anne MARCIL (MARSIL) .

Jean-Baptiste married Reine BLANCHET 7 November 1791 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
Reine BLANCHET was born 11 July 1740 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France. Reine died 17 March 1794 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Reine was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Geneviève ROUSSEAU .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU)

Parents of Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU)

Father

Jacques DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU)

Mother

Marie-Anne THIBAULT dite LEVEILLE

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU)

Paternal grandparents

Pierre DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU) Marie-Anne CESAR dite LAGARDELETTE

Maternal grandparents

Pierre THIBAULT dit LEVEILLE Catherine BEAUDRY

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU)

Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) married

Marie-Jeanne DEMERS (DUMAIS)
Marriage date: 1 May 1752
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Jeanne DEMERS (DUMAIS) was the child of Eustache-Laurent DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Jeanne-Anne MARCIL (MARSIL)

Children of Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) and Marie-Jeanne DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Jeanne DAIGNEAU (DENIAU)

Born: 28 January 1754, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 25 July 1775, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Josephe DAIGNEAU (DENIAU)

Born: 18 March 1758, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 27 October 1796, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Francois DAIGNEAU (DENIAU)

Born: 24 March 1760, La Prairie, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Sophie-Josephte BLEAU 6 August 1787 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) married

Reine BLANCHET
Marriage date: 7 November 1791
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Reine BLANCHET was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Geneviève ROUSSEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) and Reine BLANCHET

No children are currently listed for this couple.

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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 — 1728
21 August 1728
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) and Marie-Jeanne DEMERS (DUMAIS) 1 May 1752 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 23 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Jeanne DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) was born 28 January 1754, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Josephe DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) was born 18 March 1758, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Francois DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) was born 24 March 1760, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Jeanne DEMERS (DUMAIS) died 26 April 1766, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1775 Death of Child
Jeanne DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) died 25 July 1775, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 46 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Francois DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) married 6 August 1787, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Sophie-Josephte BLEAU

1791 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) and Reine BLANCHET 7 November 1791, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 63 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Death of Spouse/Partner
Reine BLANCHET died 17 March 1794, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1796 Death of Child
Josephe DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) died 27 October 1796, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 68 years old.

Death — 1797
10 June 1797
La Prairie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 68.

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