Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU)

Born

1 May 1724 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

14 March 1784 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Claude DENEAU (DENIAU)Marie POUPARD (POUPART)

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Born: 1 May 1724 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Claude DENEAU (DENIAU)

Mother: Marie POUPARD (POUPART)

Paternal grandparents: Charles-Marin DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS , Madeleine-Marie CLEMENT dite LAPOINTE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre POUPARD (POUPART) , Marie-Marguerite PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE

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Marie-Anne married Pierre BROSSEAU 12 June 1745 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Pierre BROSSEAU was born 28 August 1704 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Pierre died 5 January 1763 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Pierre was the child of Pierre-Hebert BROSSEAU (BROUSSEAU) and Barbe BOURBON.

Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU) died 14 March 1784 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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Spouse & Children of Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU)

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Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU) married

Pierre BROSSEAU
Marriage date: 12 June 1745
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Pierre BROSSEAU was the child of Pierre-Hebert BROSSEAU (BROUSSEAU) and Barbe BOURBON

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Children of Pierre BROSSEAU and Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU)

Marguerite-Catherine BROSSEAU

Born: 1 May 1746, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 29 July 1759, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Louis BROSSEAU

Born: 9 September 1747, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Joseph-Marie BROSSEAU

Born: 22 March 1749, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 26 December 1813, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne EMARD (AYMARD) 22 March 1790 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU

Born: 7 February 1751, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 12 November 1833, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste GUERIN 29 August 1768 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Married: Joseph GRANGER 26 May 1789 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie-Charlotte BROSSEAU

Born: 6 August 1752, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 6 March 1825, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Jean Baptiste BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT) 21 November 1774 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Catherine BROSSEAU

Born: 19 September 1754, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 18 February 1756, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Jacques BROSSEAU

Born: 25 March 1756, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 28 March 1756, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Felicite BROSSEAU

Born: 9 April 1757, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 24 July 1757, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Apolline BROSSEAU

Born: 25 August 1758, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 1 November 1815 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre BOURGEOIS 2 August 1779 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine BROSSEAU

Born: 14 January 1760, La Prairie, Canada
Died: 7 August 1845, Iberville, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne LORD 10 November 1788 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Isabelle-Élisabeth BROSSEAU

Born: 9 September 1761, La Prairie, Canada
Died: 9 August 1817, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Married: Alphonse MORIN 4 February 1788 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1724
1 May 1724
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1724 Baptism
Nativite-de-la-Prairie-de-la-Magdeleine, La Prairie, QC, Canada
Denau Marie Anne
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1745 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU) and Pierre BROSSEAU 12 June 1745, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 21 years old.

Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU) - 1745 Marriage - Nativite-de-la-Prairie de-la-Magdeleine, La Prairie, QC, Canada

1745 Marriage - Nativite-de-la-Prairie de-la-Magdeleine, La Prairie, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1746 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Catherine BROSSEAU was born 1 May 1746, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 22 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Louis BROSSEAU was born 9 September 1747, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 23 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie BROSSEAU was born 22 March 1749, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 24 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU was born 7 February 1751, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 26 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte BROSSEAU was born 6 August 1752, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 28 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine BROSSEAU was born 19 September 1754, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 30 years old.

1756 Death of Child
Marie-Catherine BROSSEAU died 18 February 1756, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 31 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Jacques BROSSEAU was born 25 March 1756, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 31 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Felicite BROSSEAU was born 9 April 1757, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 32 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Apolline BROSSEAU was born 25 August 1758, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 34 years old.

1759 Death of Child
Marguerite-Catherine BROSSEAU died 29 July 1759, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 35 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Antoine BROSSEAU was born 14 January 1760, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 35 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Isabelle-Élisabeth BROSSEAU was born 9 September 1761, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 37 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.

1763 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre BROSSEAU died 5 January 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU married 29 August 1768 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jean-Baptiste GUERIN

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte BROSSEAU married 21 November 1774, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jean Baptiste BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT)

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Apolline BROSSEAU married 2 August 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Pierre BOURGEOIS

Death — 1784
14 March 1784
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 59.

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