Petronille SENECAL

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26 August 1708 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

6 April 1781 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

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Étienne SENECAL dit LAFRAMBOISE Petronille MILLOT

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Born: 26 August 1708 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Étienne SENECAL dit LAFRAMBOISE

Mother: Petronille MILLOT

Maternal grandparents: Jacques MILLOT dit LAVAL , Jeanne HÉBERT

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Petronille married Claude PANNETON 7 September 1727 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Claude PANNETON was born 18 September 1698 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Claude died 29 February 1780 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Claude was the child of Claude PANNETON dit LEFIFRE and Marguerite DOISON.

Petronille SENECAL died 6 April 1781 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, 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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Petronille SENECAL married

Claude PANNETON
Marriage date: 7 September 1727
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Claude PANNETON was the child of Claude PANNETON dit LEFIFRE and Marguerite DOISON

Children of Claude PANNETON and Petronille SENECAL

Agathe PANNETON

Born: 19 April 1732, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 14 March 1772, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph BEAUDOIN 3 February 1755 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Charlotte PANNETON

Born: 29 May 1736, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 20 May 1762, L'Assomption, Canada

Married: Pierre THOUIN 14 January 1754 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Amable PANNETON

Born: 7 April 1740, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 13 November 1823 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Married: Marie Josephte LANDRY 24 July 1769 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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Birth — 1708
26 August 1708
Varennes, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1727 Marriage / Partner
Petronille SENECAL and Claude PANNETON 7 September 1727 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 19 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Agathe PANNETON was born 19 April 1732, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Petronille was 23 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Charlotte PANNETON was born 29 May 1736, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Petronille was 27 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Amable PANNETON was born 7 April 1740, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Petronille was 31 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Marriage of Child
Charlotte PANNETON married 14 January 1754, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Pierre THOUIN

1755 Marriage of Child
Agathe PANNETON married 3 February 1755, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Joseph BEAUDOIN

1762 Death of Child
Charlotte PANNETON died 20 May 1762, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Petronille was 53 years old.

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 of Child
Amable PANNETON married 24 July 1769 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie Josephte LANDRY

1772 Death of Child
Agathe PANNETON died 14 March 1772, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Petronille was 63 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.