Joseph-Benoit SENECHAL

Born

18 March 1758 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Died

29 September 1846 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East

Joseph-Benoit married Marie-Rose TREMBLAY 28 July 1783 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Rose TREMBLAY was born 17 January 1766 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Rose died 14 February 1818 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada. Marie-Rose was the child of Jean TREMBLAY and Marie-Louise TREMBLAY .

Parents & Family of Joseph-Benoit SENECHAL

Parents of Joseph-Benoit SENECHAL

Father

Jacques SENECHAL

Mother

Josephte PELLETIER

Grandparents of Joseph-Benoit SENECHAL

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER Angélique-Marguerite OUELLET

m. Deschenes Catherine
m. Tremblay Marie-Rose

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph-Benoit SENECHAL

Joseph-Benoit SENECHAL married

Marie-Rose TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 28 July 1783
Marriage place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Rose TREMBLAY was the child of Jean TREMBLAY and Marie-Louise TREMBLAY

Children of Joseph-Benoit SENECHAL and Marie-Rose TREMBLAY

Marie-Rose SENECHAL

Born: 13 June 1784, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph SENECHAL

Born: 11 October 1786, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 December 1860, Ste-Louise, Canada

Pierre SENECHAL

Born: 27 October 1789, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 November 1861, Ste-Louise, L'islet, Quebec, Canada

Charles SENECHAL

Born: 10 April 1793, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Died: 12 November 1873, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada

Angélique SENECHAL

Born: 2 August 1796, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Pierre SENECHAL

Born: 21 April 1798, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Died: 30 January 1828, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste SENECHAL

Born: 17 March 1800, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Germain SENECHAL

Born: 28 October 1803, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Died: 5 June 1880, Cacouna, Québec, Canada

Louis SENECHAL

Born: 22 September 1806, L'Islet, Lower Canada
Died: 23 April 1890, Ste-Louise, L'Islet, Quebec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1758
18 March 1758
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Benoit SENECHAL and Marie-Rose TREMBLAY 28 July 1783, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 25 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose SENECHAL was born 13 June 1784, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Benoit was 26 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Joseph SENECHAL was born 11 October 1786, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Benoit was 28 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Pierre SENECHAL was born 27 October 1789, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Benoit was 31 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Charles SENECHAL was born 10 April 1793, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Benoit was 35 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Angélique SENECHAL was born 2 August 1796, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Benoit was 38 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Pierre SENECHAL was born 21 April 1798, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Benoit was 40 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste SENECHAL was born 17 March 1800, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Benoit was 42 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Germain SENECHAL was born 28 October 1803, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Benoit was 45 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Louis SENECHAL was born 22 September 1806, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Joseph-Benoit was 48 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.