Marie-Antoinette SENÉCAL

Born

5 June 1735 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

18 June 1802 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Antoine SENÉCAL Anne-Catherine BOURDEAU

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Born: 5 June 1735 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine SENÉCAL

Mother: Anne-Catherine BOURDEAU

Paternal grandparents: Pierre SENÉCAL , Marguerite PINSONNEAULT

Maternal grandparents: Pierre BORDEAU (BOURDEAU) , Marguerite LEFEBVRE

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Marie-Antoinette married Pierre GIROUX 25 February 1754 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre GIROUX was born 26 October 1719 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . Pierre died 23 March 1786 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre was the child of Joseph-Noël GIROUX and Geneviève CADIEUX.

Marie-Antoinette SENÉCAL died 18 June 1802 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Antoinette SENÉCAL married

Pierre GIROUX
Marriage date: 25 February 1754
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Pierre GIROUX was the child of Joseph-Noël GIROUX and Geneviève CADIEUX

Children of Pierre GIROUX and Marie-Antoinette SENÉCAL

Joseph GIROUX

Born: 10 May 1756, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 15 February 1825, Saint-Timothée, Lower Canada

Married: Felicte TREMBLAY 25 October 1802 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

Basile GIROUX

Born: 29 December 1757, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 7 December 1809, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise BROSSEAU 11 October 1784 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Elisabeth DUPIL 16 August 1791 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

François GIROUX

Born: 25 September 1760, La Prairie, Canada
Died: 13 August 1832, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 2 October 1786 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1735
5 June 1735
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Antoinette SENÉCAL and Pierre GIROUX 25 February 1754, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 18 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Joseph GIROUX was born 10 May 1756, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Antoinette was 20 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Basile GIROUX was born 29 December 1757, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Antoinette was 22 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
François GIROUX was born 25 September 1760, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Antoinette was 25 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.

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.