Claude DURANCEAU

(b. 13 December 1735 , Sault-St-Louis, Canada, New France d. 30 July 1817 , Châteauguay, Lower Canada )

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Claude DURANCEAU was born 13 December 1735 in Sault-St-Louis, Canada, New France

Claude DURANCEAU was the child of Jacques DURANCEAU and Barbe PRIMEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DURANCEAU and Marie-Jeanne FRAPPIER dite HILAIRE (maternal) François PRIMEAU and Marie-Thérèse DENEAU (DENIAU)

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

Claude married Madeleine DUQUET 12 February 1759 in Châteauguay, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Madeleine DUQUET was born abt. 1728 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Madeleine was the child of Charles DUQUET and Catherine MALLET.

Claude DURANCEAU died 30 July 1817 in Châteauguay, Lower 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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Claude DURANCEAU married

Madeleine DUQUET-- Date: 12 February 1759 Place: Châteauguay, Canada, New France
Madeleine DUQUET was the child of Charles DUQUET and Catherine MALLET

Children of Claude DURANCEAU and Madeleine DUQUET:

Madeleine DURANCEAU (b.28 December 1759, Châteauguay, Canada, New France d. , )

Catherine DURANCEAU (b.26 April 1764, Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Jean-Louis DURANCEAU (b.19 December 1765, Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 April 1835, Châteauguay, Lower Canada )

Etienne DURANCEAU (b.abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada d. 9 October 1841, Châteauguay, Canada East )

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1735 Birth
13 December 1735
Sault-St-Louis, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Claude DURANCEAU and Madeleine DUQUET 12 February 1759, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

He was 23 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Madeleine DURANCEAU was born 28 December 1759, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Claude was 24 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Catherine DURANCEAU was born 26 April 1764, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Claude was 28 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Jean-Louis DURANCEAU was born 19 December 1765, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Claude was 30 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.