Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU)

(b. 8 March 1714 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 30 June 1785 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) was born 8 March 1714 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) was the child of Jacques DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU) and Marie-Françoise DANIAU (DANIA) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Marin DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS, dit SULLY and Louise-Marie-Thérèse LEBREUIL (DUBREUIL) (maternal) Jean DANIAU (DANIA) and Marguerite VAILLANT

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephe LEFORT 7 November 1740 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephe LEFORT was born 16 March 1723 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Josephe died 23 August 1802 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE and Marguerite BOURGERIE (BOURGERY).

Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) died 30 June 1785 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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Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU)

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Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) married

Marie-Josephe LEFORT-- Date: 7 November 1740 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe LEFORT was the child of Jean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE and Marguerite BOURGERIE (BOURGERY)

Children of Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) and Marie-Josephe LEFORT:

Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (b.2 November 1741, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 11 September 1822, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada)
m. Geneviève NIQUET (NIQUETTE) 10 February 1766 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
m. Judith FAYE (FAILLE) 12 January 1801 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Joseph DENEAU (b.24 January 1761, La Prairie, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite BOURASSA 5 February 1787 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Amable DENEAU (DENAULT) (b.abt. 1764, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Josephte DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) 4 August 1788 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1714 Birth
8 March 1714
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) and Marie-Josephe LEFORT 7 November 1740, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 26 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DENEAU was born 2 November 1741, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

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

1761 Birth of Child
Joseph DENEAU was born 24 January 1761, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 46 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 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DENEAU married 10 February 1766, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Geneviève NIQUET (NIQUETTE)

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.