Denis VILLENEUVE

(b. 17 September 1724 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 24 March 1794 , Mascouche, Lower Canada )

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Denis VILLENEUVE was born 17 September 1724 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Denis VILLENEUVE was the child of Jacques VILLENEUVE and Anne CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin VILLENEUVE and Marguerite LEMARCHE (maternal) Pierre CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR) and Anne MAGNAN

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

Denis married Marie-Jeanne BEDARD 24 May 1751 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Jeanne BEDARD was born 2 July 1732 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Jeanne died 18 June 1803 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche). Marie-Jeanne was the child of Charles-François BÉDARD and Suzanne-Elisabeth HUPPE.

Denis VILLENEUVE died 24 March 1794 in Mascouche, Lower Canada .

m. Bedard Marie-Jeanne

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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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Denis VILLENEUVE married

Marie-Jeanne BEDARD-- Date: 24 May 1751 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Jeanne BEDARD was the child of Charles-François BÉDARD and Suzanne-Elisabeth HUPPE

Children of Denis VILLENEUVE and Marie-Jeanne BEDARD:

Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE (b.17 June 1752, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Etienne-Simeon BEAUDOIN 10 July 1775 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

Angélique VILLENEUVE (b.18 August 1760, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada d. 21 June 1831, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Francois BEAUDOIN 12 April 1779 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

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1724 Birth
17 September 1724
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Denis VILLENEUVE and Marie-Jeanne BEDARD 24 May 1751, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 26 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE was born 17 June 1752, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Denis was 27 years old.

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

1760 Birth of Child
Angélique VILLENEUVE was born 18 August 1760, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Denis was 35 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.

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE married 10 July 1775, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche) to Etienne-Simeon BEAUDOIN

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.