François SENECAL dit NORMANDIN

(b. abt. 1763 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 March 1813 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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François SENECAL dit NORMANDIN was born abt. 1763 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

François SENECAL dit NORMANDIN was the child of François-Marie SENECAL and Marie-Josephe NORMANDIN dite PLAMONDON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre SENÉCAL and Suzanne-Francoise BORDEAU (BOURDEAU) (maternal) Joseph NORMANDIN and Marie-Anne PLAMONDON

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

François married Marie-Louise SAINTE-MARIE dite MARSIL 17 November 1788 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise SAINTE-MARIE dite MARSIL was born 10 November 1769 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).

François SENECAL dit NORMANDIN died 3 March 1813 in La Prairie, 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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François SENECAL dit NORMANDIN married

Marie-Louise SAINTE-MARIE dite MARSIL-- Date: 17 November 1788 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of François SENECAL dit NORMANDIN and Marie-Louise SAINTE-MARIE dite MARSIL:

Marie-Louise SENECAL (b.25 December 1790, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 June 1847, La Prairie, Canada East )
m. Nicolas GAGNON

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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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage / Partner
François SENECAL dit NORMANDIN and Marie-Louise SAINTE-MARIE dite MARSIL 17 November 1788, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1790 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise SENECAL was born 25 December 1790, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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

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

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