Theophile SENÉCAL

Born

3 July 1795 , Varennes, Lower Canada

Died

4 November 1867 , Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East

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Michel SENÉCAL Marie-Josephe MONGEAU

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Born: 3 July 1795 in Varennes, Lower Canada

Father: Michel SENÉCAL

Mother: Marie-Josephe MONGEAU

Paternal grandparents: Louis SENÉCAL , Marie-Amable SENÉCAL

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Pierre MONGEAU , Marie-Marguerite BRISSETTE

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Theophile married Hortense SAVARIA 1 February 1820 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Hortense SAVARIA was born 7 May 1800 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Hortense died 29 November 1868 in Sainte-Rosalie, Québec, Canada. Hortense was the child of Benjamin SAVARIA and Marguerite PALARDY.

Theophile SENÉCAL died 4 November 1867 in Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East.
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Hortense SAVARIA
Marriage date: 1 February 1820
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada

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Hortense SAVARIA was the child of Benjamin SAVARIA and Marguerite PALARDY

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Theophile SENÉCAL

Born: 14 January 1821, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 8 June 1908, Beloeil, Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite-Elmire LUSSIER 7 November 1853 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Hortense SENECAL

Born: 24 February 1829, Beloeil, Lower Canada
Died: 13 April 1915, Beloeil, Québec, Canada

Married: Octave FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE 29 September 1846 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie-Louise-Leocadie SENÉCAL

Born: 8 February 1834, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: 22 June 1917, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Calixte PREFONTAINE 30 September 1851 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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Birth — 1795
3 July 1795
Varennes, Lower Canada

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 Marriage / Partner
Theophile SENÉCAL and Hortense SAVARIA 1 February 1820, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 24 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Birth of Child
Theophile SENÉCAL was born 14 January 1821, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Theophile was 25 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Birth of Child
Hortense SENECAL was born 24 February 1829, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Theophile was 33 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1834 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise-Leocadie SENÉCAL was born 8 February 1834, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Theophile was 38 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846 Marriage of Child
Hortense SENECAL married 29 September 1846, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Octave FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1851 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise-Leocadie SENÉCAL married 30 September 1851, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Calixte PREFONTAINE

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1853 Marriage of Child
Theophile SENÉCAL married 7 November 1853, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Marguerite-Elmire LUSSIER

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)