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Denis NADEAU

(b. 25 May 1673 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 3 March 1759 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France )

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Denis NADEAU was born 25 May 1673 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Denis NADEAU was the child of Joseph-Osanny NADEAU dit LAVIGNE and Marguerite ABRAHAM

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

Denis married Charlotte CASSE (LACASSE) 9 November 1695 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children. Charlotte CASSE (LACASSE) was born 21 June 1678 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Charlotte died 6 March 1722 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Charlotte was the child of Antoine CASSE (LACASSE) and Françoise PILOIS.

Denis married (2) Elisabeth-Marie ROY 25 May 1724 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children. Elisabeth-Marie ROY was born 23 May 1705 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Elisabeth-Marie died 28 November 1771 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Elisabeth-Marie was the child of Louis ROY and Marie LEDRAN.

Denis NADEAU died 3 March 1759 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France.
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Denis NADEAU

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Denis NADEAU married

Charlotte CASSE (LACASSE)-- Date: 9 November 1695 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
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Charlotte CASSE (LACASSE) was the child of Antoine CASSE (LACASSE) and Françoise PILOIS

According to PRDH, Denis Nadeau and Charlotte Lacasse were married in Beaumont in 1695.

"Charlotte was born on 21 June 1678 at Beaumont and baptized on 1 July at Quebec. She married Denis Nadeau, son of Antoine and of Francoise Pilois and brother of Jean-Baptiste married to Anne, on 9 November 1695 at Beaumont. They had thirteen children, eight boys and five girls. Charlotte died and was buried on 6 March 1722 at Beaumont. Denis married a second time to Elisabeth Roy on 25 May 1724 at Beaumont. By 1730, Denis and Elisabeth had four children."

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume I, Page 120

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Denis NADEAU and Charlotte CASSE (LACASSE):

Jean-Baptiste NADEAU (b.24 August 1696, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 14 June 1769, Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Louise TURGEON 13 January 1727 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Joseph NADEAU (b.23 March 1698, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 29 May 1760, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada)
m. Angélique TURGEON 12 January 1723 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)
m. Marie-Anne HARNOIS 25 May 1751 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Denis NADEAU (b.29 September 1700, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 30 September 1700, Beaumont, Canada, New France )

Alexis NADEAU (b.26 September 1701, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 10 February 1766, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Claire ALBERT 15 February 1729 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Anonyme NADEAU (b.1 March 1704, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 1 March 1704, Beaumont, Canada, New France )

Charles NADEAU (b.22 February 1707, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. , )

Guillaume NADEAU (b.3 December 1708, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 21 November 1798, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Thérèse ROY 27 February 1737 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)
m. Marie-Ursule JAHAN dite LAVIOLETTE 21 August 1747 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Marie-Charlotte NADEAU (b.2 March 1710, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 3 March 1720, Québec, Canada, New France )

Marie-Suzanne NADEAU (b.18 May 1712, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 23 December 1733, Beaumont, Canada, New France )

Louis NADEAU (b.1 April 1715, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 5 April 1715, Beaumont, Canada, New France )

Marie-Madeleine NADEAU (b.17 October 1717, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. abt. 1744, )
m. Pierre-François RIGAUD 2 May 1744 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Denis NADEAU married

Elisabeth-Marie ROY-- Date: 25 May 1724 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France

See marriage record for Denis NADEAU and Elisabeth-Marie ROY
Elisabeth-Marie ROY was the child of Louis ROY and Marie LEDRAN

"...After Charlotte's death, Denis was married a second time, on 25 May 1724, to Elisabeth Roy, from the family of Louis and of Marie Ledran. This second union produced 9 Roy-Nadeau children..."

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XVIII, Pages 161-162

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Denis NADEAU and Elisabeth-Marie ROY:

Etienne NADEAU (b.18 March 1725, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 15 July 1747, Québec, Canada, New France )

Geneviève NADEAU (b.4 August 1726, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Nicolas ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON 28 May 1748 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)
m. François-Louis BELANGER 1 October 1753 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)
m. François JANOT 4 November 1756 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Elisabeth NADEAU (b.29 January 1728, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Germain BERGEVIN dit LANGEVIN 21 September 1750 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marthe NADEAU (b.26 October 1729, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 27 September 1755, Québec, Canada, New France )

Denis NADEAU (b.8 April 1731, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 9 August 1765, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Élisabeth GOSSELIN 29 October 1753 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise NADEAU (b.2 November 1732 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 28 April 1767, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Claude POLIQUIN 5 March 1753 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Marie NADEAU (b.1 December 1734 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 1 July 1829 , Joliette, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte BEAUDRY 1 May 1764 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)
m. Marguerite LAMARCHE dite MOMET 19 February 1776 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

François NADEAU (b.20 May 1736 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 2 June 1785, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Louise HAUTBOIS 22 February 1762 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Thérèse NADEAU (b.26 March 1738, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 8 January 1802, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada)
m. Louis DUBE abt. 1756 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Josephte NADEAU (b.25 December 1739, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 16 March 1811, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Charles-François DELAHOUSSAYE dit DETRUVAL 13 May 1765 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
m. Basile GOSSELIN 17 May 1774 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Angélique NADEAU (b.16 October 1742 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 17 January 1804, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph GUERET (QUERET) dit LATULIPPE 22 November 1773 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
m. Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 10 July 1786 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
m. Louis GODBOUT 10 January 1792 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise NADEAU (b.4 November 1744, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 8 January 1745, Beaumont, Canada, New France )

Suzanne NADEAU (b.24 March 1746, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 28 June 1792, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Michel-Philibert GUICHET dit DIVERSTISSANT 6 September 1773 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Cecile NADEAU (b.30 June 1748 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 5 October 1829, Napierville, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste FORTIER 30 September 1771 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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'Denis, the second surviving son, received his first name from his godfather, Denis Derome, on 18 June 1673. Denis was the only one of the family to be baptized at Quebec. I am still looking for the reason. He also went to find his kindred spirit at the Lacasse home. At Beaumont, on 9 November 1695, he took Charlotte as his life's companion. Together, they brought 13 children into the world. After Charlotte's death, Denis was married a second time, on 25 May 1724, to Elisabeth Roy, from the family of Louis and of Marie Ledran. This second union produced 9 Roy-Nadeau children. Denis was responsible for 22 children. Denis was appointed lieutenant in the militia for the seigneurie of Saint-Claude. In 1729, he claimed not to know how to write. However, in 1744 he wrote a dignified letter to his daughter Marie-Madeleine, who wanted to marry Pierre-Francois Rigaud, bailiff at the Sovereign Council. Denis's mortal remains were buried in the cemetery of Saint-Michel on 4 March 1759, a short...Read MORE...

1673 Birth
25 May 1673
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1673 Baptism
Baptism record found in Drouin Collection at Sainte-Famille

Denis Nadau, son of Joseph Nadau and Marguerite Habrahant
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1695 Marriage / Partner
Denis NADEAU and Charlotte CASSE (LACASSE) 9 November 1695, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 22 years old.

1696 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste NADEAU was born 24 August 1696, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Denis was 23 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Birth of Child
Joseph NADEAU was born 23 March 1698, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Denis was 24 years old.

1700 Birth of Child
Denis NADEAU was born 29 September 1700, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Denis was 27 years old.

1701 Birth of Child
Alexis NADEAU was born 26 September 1701, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Denis was 28 years old.

1704 Birth of Child
Anonyme NADEAU was born 1 March 1704, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Denis was 30 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Charles NADEAU was born 22 February 1707, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Denis was 33 years old.

1708 Birth of Child
Guillaume NADEAU was born 3 December 1708, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Denis was 35 years old.

1710 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte NADEAU was born 2 March 1710, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Denis was 36 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Marie-Suzanne NADEAU was born 18 May 1712, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Denis was 39 years old.

1715 Birth of Child
Louis NADEAU was born 1 April 1715, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Denis was 41 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine NADEAU was born 17 October 1717, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Denis was 44 years old.

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

1720 Death of Child
Marie-Charlotte NADEAU died 3 March 1720, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Denis was 46 years old.

1721 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charlotte CASSE (LACASSE) died 6 March 1722, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

1723 Marriage of Child
Joseph NADEAU married 12 January 1723, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Angélique TURGEON

1724 Marriage / Partner
Denis NADEAU and Elisabeth-Marie ROY 25 May 1724, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 51 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Etienne NADEAU was born 18 March 1725, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Denis was 51 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Geneviève NADEAU was born 4 August 1726, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Denis was 53 years old.

1727 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste NADEAU married 13 January 1727, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Louise TURGEON

1728 Birth of Child
Elisabeth NADEAU was born 29 January 1728, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Denis was 54 years old.

1729 Marriage of Child
Alexis NADEAU married 15 February 1729, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Claire ALBERT

1729 Birth of Child
Marthe NADEAU was born 26 October 1729, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Denis was 56 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Denis NADEAU was born 8 April 1731, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Denis was 57 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise NADEAU was born 2 November 1732 , Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Denis was 59 years old.

1733 Death of Child
Marie-Suzanne NADEAU died 23 December 1733, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Denis was 60 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie NADEAU was born 1 December 1734 , Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Denis was 61 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
François NADEAU was born 20 May 1736 , Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Denis was 63 years old.

1737 Marriage of Child
Guillaume NADEAU married 27 February 1737, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Thérèse ROY

1738 Birth of Child
Thérèse NADEAU was born 26 March 1738, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Denis was 64 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte NADEAU was born 25 December 1739, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Denis was 66 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Angélique NADEAU was born 16 October 1742 , Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Denis was 69 years old.

1744 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine NADEAU married 2 May 1744, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Pierre-François RIGAUD

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise NADEAU was born 4 November 1744, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Denis was 71 years old.

1745 Death of Child
Marie-Françoise NADEAU died 8 January 1745, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Denis was 71 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Suzanne NADEAU was born 24 March 1746, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Denis was 72 years old.

1747 Death of Child
Etienne NADEAU died 15 July 1747, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Denis was 74 years old.

1747 Marriage of Child
Guillaume NADEAU married 21 August 1747, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Marie-Ursule JAHAN dite LAVIOLETTE

1748 Marriage of Child
Geneviève NADEAU married 28 May 1748, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Nicolas ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON

1748 Birth of Child
Cecile NADEAU was born 30 June 1748 , Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Denis was 75 years old.

1750 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth NADEAU married 21 September 1750, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Germain BERGEVIN dit LANGEVIN

1751 Marriage of Child
Joseph NADEAU married 25 May 1751, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Marie-Anne HARNOIS

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise NADEAU married 5 March 1753, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Claude POLIQUIN

1753 Marriage of Child
Geneviève NADEAU married 1 October 1753, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to François-Louis BELANGER

1753 Marriage of Child
Denis NADEAU married 29 October 1753, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Marie-Élisabeth GOSSELIN

1755 Death of Child
Marthe NADEAU died 27 September 1755, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Denis was 82 years old.

1756 Marriage of Child
Geneviève NADEAU married 4 November 1756, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to François JANOT

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