Denis DEHORNAY dit LANEUVILLE

(b. 9 February 1740 , Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 18 March 1791 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

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Denis DEHORNAY dit LANEUVILLE was born 9 February 1740 in Nicolet, Canada, New France

Denis DEHORNAY dit LANEUVILLE was the child of Joseph-Pierre DESHARNAIS dit LANEUVILLE and Elisabeth FOUCAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques-Philippe HORNÉ (DESHARNAIS) dit LANEUVILLE and Marie-Jeanne SIVADIER (CIVADIER) (maternal) Denis FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

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

Denis married Elisabeth MARTIN 18 November 1776 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elisabeth MARTIN was born 14 February 1761 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Elisabeth was the child of Antoine MARTIN and Anne-Jeanne DÉSAUTELS dite LAPOINTE.

Denis DEHORNAY dit LANEUVILLE died 18 March 1791 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Denis DEHORNAY dit LANEUVILLE married

Elisabeth MARTIN-- Date: 18 November 1776 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth MARTIN was the child of Antoine MARTIN and Anne-Jeanne DÉSAUTELS dite LAPOINTE

Children of Denis DEHORNAY dit LANEUVILLE and Elisabeth MARTIN:

Marie-Cecile LANEUVILLE (b.18 August 1780, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 September 1810, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Pierre-Noel BLANCHET 4 July 1803 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste DENONVILLE dit LANEUVILLE (b.9 August 1782, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Opportune GUY 30 January 1826 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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1740 Birth
9 February 1740
Nicolet, Canada, New France

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

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 - 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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Denis DEHORNAY dit LANEUVILLE and Elisabeth MARTIN 18 November 1776, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 36 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Cecile LANEUVILLE was born 18 August 1780, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Denis was 40 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DENONVILLE dit LANEUVILLE was born 9 August 1782, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Denis was 42 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)