Gabriel DENIS

(b. 16 September 1740 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 22 July 1825 , Vaudreuil, Lower Canada )

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Gabriel DENIS was born 16 September 1740 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Gabriel DENIS was the child of Jacques DENIS and Marie-Anne PICARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques DENIS dit ST-DENIS and Anne GAUTHIER (maternal) Jean-Gabriel PICARD and Madeleine-Angélique RAPIN

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

Gabriel married Elisabeth LEDUC 23 January 1769 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth LEDUC was born 22 April 1748 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion). Elisabeth died 15 September 1810 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion). Elisabeth was the child of Michel LEDUC and Marguerite CUILLERIER.

Gabriel DENIS died 22 July 1825 in Vaudreuil, 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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Gabriel DENIS married

Elisabeth LEDUC-- Date: 23 January 1769 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth LEDUC was the child of Michel LEDUC and Marguerite CUILLERIER

Children of Gabriel DENIS and Elisabeth LEDUC:

Antoine ST-DENIS (b.7 August 1772, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Pelagie GAUTHIER 10 July 1801 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

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1740 Birth
16 September 1740
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel DENIS and Elisabeth LEDUC 23 January 1769, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 28 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Antoine ST-DENIS was born 7 August 1772, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Gabriel was 31 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.