François DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS

(b. 8 July 1704 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )

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François DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS was born 8 July 1704 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

François DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS was the child of Charles-Marin DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS and Madeleine-Marie CLEMENT dite LAPOINTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Marin DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS, dit SULLY and Louise-Marie-Thérèse LEBREUIL (DUBREUIL) (maternal) Jean CLEMENT dit LAPOINTE and Madeleine SURGET

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

François married Marguerite DENIGER 6 November 1730 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite DENIGER was born 14 April 1713 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marguerite was the child of Pierre DENIGER dit SANSOUCY and Catherine TESTU.

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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Family and Children of François DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS

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François DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS married

Marguerite DENIGER-- Date: 6 November 1730 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marguerite DENIGER was the child of Pierre DENIGER dit SANSOUCY and Catherine TESTU

Children of François DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS and Marguerite DENIGER:

Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS (b.13 June 1733, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Rene PERRIER dit OLIVIER 14 February 1757 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Charles DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS (b.28 January 1736, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Françoise DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS (b.6 June 1745, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 25 September 1826, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph-Marie GERVAIS 28 October 1765 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

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1704 Birth
8 July 1704
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1730 Marriage / Partner
François DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS and Marguerite DENIGER 6 November 1730, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 26 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS was born 13 June 1733, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 28 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Charles DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS was born 28 January 1736, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 31 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS was born 6 June 1745, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 40 years old.

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