François-Alexis DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY

Born

19 October 1738 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

31 December 1809 , Chambly, Lower Canada

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Born: 19 October 1738 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Parents of François-Alexis DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY

Father

François-Xavier DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY

Mother

Marie SURPRENANT

Grandparents of François-Alexis DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY

Paternal grandparents

Jacques DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU) Marie-Françoise DANIAU (DANIA)

Maternal grandparents

Laurent SURPRENANT Jeanne BEAUVAIS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François-Alexis married Geneviève BROSSEAU 16 June 1767 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Geneviève BROSSEAU was born 4 April 1740 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Geneviève died 14 April 1802 in Chambly, Lower Canada . Geneviève was the child of Pierre BROSSEAU and Marie-Jeanne MOQUIN.

François-Alexis DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY died 31 December 1809 in Chambly, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François-Alexis DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY

François-Alexis DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY married

Geneviève BROSSEAU
Marriage date: 16 June 1767
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Geneviève BROSSEAU was the child of Pierre BROSSEAU and Marie-Jeanne MOQUIN

Children of François-Alexis DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY and Geneviève BROSSEAU

Albert DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY

Born: 19 February 1771, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise GAMACHE 5 August 1793 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Joseph DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY

Born: 8 August 1773, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Regis DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY

Born: 4 July 1775, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

What is a "dit/dite" Name?

When the first settlers came to Québec from France, it was a custom to add a "dit" nickname to the surname. The English translation of "dit" is "said." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1738
19 October 1738
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
François-Alexis DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY and Geneviève BROSSEAU 16 June 1767 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 28 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Albert DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY was born 19 February 1771, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François-Alexis was 32 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Joseph DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY was born 8 August 1773, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François-Alexis was 34 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Jean-Regis DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY was born 4 July 1775, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François-Alexis was 36 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.