Joseph DAIGNEAU

(b. 16 July 1712 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 20 June 1782 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph DAIGNEAU was born 16 July 1712 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Joseph DAIGNEAU was the child of Jacques DANIAU dit LAPRISE and Louise DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean DANIAU dit LAPRISE and Marie-Louise MICHAUD (maternal) Philippe PICARD dit DESTROISMAISONS and Martine CROSNIER

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

Joseph married Marie-Josephte GREFFARD 25 October 1735 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Josephte GREFFARD was born 2 September 1711 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Josephte died 1 July 1777 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Marie-Josephte was the child of Louis GREFFARD and Françoise MORIER.

Joseph DAIGNEAU died 20 June 1782 in Montréal, 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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Joseph DAIGNEAU married

Marie-Josephte GREFFARD-- Date: 25 October 1735 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte GREFFARD was the child of Louis GREFFARD and Françoise MORIER

Children of Joseph DAIGNEAU and Marie-Josephte GREFFARD:

Josephte DANEAU (b.21 July 1736, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 23 January 1810, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste GAGNE 13 January 1751 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marie-Louise DANEAU (b.abt. 1737, , Québec Province, Canada d. 4 April 1819, Chambly, Lower Canada )

Marie-Claire DAIGNEAU (b.19 July 1740, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 16 March 1770, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Louis-Charles CHARPENTIER 10 January 1757 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Marie DAIGNEAU (b.9 April 1747, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 8 May 1821, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada )

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1712 Birth
16 July 1712
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1735 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DAIGNEAU and Marie-Josephte GREFFARD 25 October 1735 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 23 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Josephte DANEAU was born 21 July 1736, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Joseph was 24 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Marie-Claire DAIGNEAU was born 19 July 1740, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie DAIGNEAU was born 9 April 1747, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Joseph was 34 years old.

1751 Marriage of Child
Josephte DANEAU married 13 January 1751, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Jean-Baptiste GAGNE

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

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Claire DAIGNEAU married 10 January 1757 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Louis-Charles CHARPENTIER

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.

1770 Death of Child
Marie-Claire DAIGNEAU died 16 March 1770, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 57 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.