Michel SENÉCAL

Born

18 July 1768 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

5 February 1828 , Varennes, Lower Canada

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Louis SENÉCAL Marie-Amable SENÉCAL

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Born: 18 July 1768 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Louis SENÉCAL

Mother: Marie-Amable SENÉCAL

Paternal grandparents: Étienne SENÉCAL dit LAFRAMBOISE , Marie-Louise GIRARD

Maternal grandparents: Adrien SENÉCAL , Josephe-Marie MEUNIER

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Michel married Marie-Josephe MONGEAU 19 January 1789 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe MONGEAU was born 27 November 1771 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Josephe died 30 August 1841 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean-Pierre MONGEAU and Marie-Marguerite BRISSETTE.

Michel SENÉCAL died 5 February 1828 in Varennes, 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.

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Marie-Josephe MONGEAU
Marriage date: 19 January 1789
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe MONGEAU was the child of Jean-Pierre MONGEAU and Marie-Marguerite BRISSETTE

Children of Michel SENÉCAL and Marie-Josephe MONGEAU

Theophile SENÉCAL

Born: 3 July 1795, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: 4 November 1867, Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East

Married: Hortense SAVARIA 1 February 1820 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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Birth — 1768
18 July 1768
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Michel SENÉCAL and Marie-Josephe MONGEAU 19 January 1789, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 20 years old.

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

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

1795 Birth of Child
Theophile SENÉCAL was born 3 July 1795, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Michel was 26 years old.

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

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England