Jean Louis (Reveau) Réveau dit Lajeunesse (abt. 1720 - 1800)

Born about 1720 in Vif, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France

Husband of Marie Josef (Dignan) St Etienne — married 12 Jan 1750 in Sainte-Anne, Détroit, Pays-d'en-Haut, Canada, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died 12 Dec 1800 at about age 80 in Sandwich, Essex, Haut-Canada

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Biography

(Jean) “louis reveau — from the town of Vif in the parish of St. Jean at two leagues from Grenoble. He had been in the Detroit garrison for several years when he obtained permission to marry the eldest daughter of Pierre Dinan. He received a grant of land 3 arpents wide on the south side on which he has settled. His wife received her ration through her father in 1749 and 1750. To him is granted one ration from January 1, 1751, to July 1, 1752. [Tools etc.] “ ^[1]

On 12 Jan 1750, in Ste-Anne de Détroit, Jean Louis Rénan son of Claude Rénan (sic) and Marie Anne Rondel, of St. Jean diocèse de Grenoble, married Marie Josephe Dignan (sic) daughter of Pierre Dignan and Marie Josephe Lebœuf. Witnesses included the bride's father who could not sign and neither could the couple. ^[2]

Jean Louis LaJeunesse (the same person) was living in the River raisin area on October 15,1788 and helped to establish the first Catholic parish in the area.

Jean Baptiste Réveau dit Lajeunesse died 10 jan 1800 at the age of 80 years. He was buried 2 days later in L'Assomption de Sandwich de Windsor cemetery. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ THE WINDSOR BORDER REGION THE WINDSOR BORDER REGION Canada's Southernmost Frontier A Collection of Documents Edited with an introduction by Ernest J. Lajeunesse, cs.B. Professor of French Assumption University of Windsor THE CHAMPLAIN SOCIETY FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIO UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO PRESS 1960
2. ↑ Marriage Record Collection 1111. Image Mariage Ancestry Ancestry.com. U.S., French Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1695-1954. Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. Détroit, Ste-Anne; 1704-1780. Image 155 of 253.
3. ↑ Death/Burial Ancestry Record 1111 #147636. Ancestry.com. U.S., French Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1695-1954. Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. Détroit, L'Assomption de Sandwich de Windsor; 1781-1808. Image 221 of 323.

• GFFDR Entry Genealogy of the French families of the Detroit River region, revision, 1701-1936; by Denissen, Christian. Detroit Society for Genealogical Research; 1987. Volume II; Page 1054 and 1055. Archive.org, free membership.

• A BICENTENNIAL RETROSPECT; St.Mary of the Immaculate conception formerly known as st. Antoine at the River Raisin. 1788-1988. This Limited Edition Publication Was Produced Especially For St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church, Monroe, Ml By Custombook, Inc., 77 Main St., Tappan, NY 10983

• Upper Berry, France, Births Index, 1557-1935

Acknowledgement:

• Lajiness-24 created Reveau-1 on 4 Jan 2017.
• Grant-5179 created Revau-5 on 14 Nov 2015.