flag male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste  DENEAU

  (b. 2 November 1741 La Prairie, Canada, New France   d. 11 September 1822 Saint-Constant, Lower Canada )  

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Jean-Baptiste DENEAU was born 2 November 1741 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste DENEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU)   and   Marie-Josephe LEFORT and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jacques DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU) and Marie-Françoise DANIAU (DANIA) (maternal)  Jean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE and Marguerite BOURGERIE (BOURGERY)

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Jean-Baptiste  married  Geneviève NIQUET (NIQUETTE) 10 February 1766 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .  Geneviève NIQUET (NIQUETTE)  was born abt. 1745 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Geneviève died 23 February 1799 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Geneviève was the child of Claude-Toussaint NIQUET (NIQUETTE) and Louise RIEL dite L'IRLANDE.

Jean-Baptiste  married  (2) Judith FAYE (FAILLE) 12 January 1801 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada .  Judith FAYE (FAILLE)  was born 4 November 1752 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles).  Judith died 20 June 1836 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada.  Judith was the child of Jacques FAYE (FAILLE) and Charlotte DAUNAIS (DAUNAY).

Jean-Baptiste DENEAU died 11 September 1822 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada.





m. Faille Judith
m. Niquette Genevieve


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Did You Know? 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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Jean-Baptiste DENEAU married flag female ancestor Geneviève NIQUET (NIQUETTE)-- Date: 10 February 1766 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève NIQUET (NIQUETTE) was the child of Claude-Toussaint NIQUET (NIQUETTE) and Louise RIEL dite L'IRLANDE




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Jean-Baptiste DENEAU married flag female ancestor Judith FAYE (FAILLE)-- Date: 12 January 1801 Place: Saint-Constant, Lower Canada
Judith FAYE (FAILLE) was the child of Jacques FAYE (FAILLE) and Charlotte DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)




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birth1741 Birth
2 November 1741
La Prairie, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1766 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DENEAU and Geneviève NIQUET (NIQUETTE) 10 February 1766, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 24 years old.
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1799 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève NIQUET (NIQUETTE) died 23 February 1799, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
marriage1801 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DENEAU and Judith FAYE (FAILLE) 12 January 1801, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

He was 59 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
death1822 Death
11 September 1822
Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 80.
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