Michel SENÉCAL

Born

8 September 1745 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

13 April 1824 , Varennes, Lower Canada

Michel married Marie-Françoise VINCENT dite BRICAULT 14 August 1780 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Françoise VINCENT dite BRICAULT was born 15 December 1759 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . Marie-Françoise was the child of Vincent BRICAULT and Josephte LAJEUNESSE .

Parents & Family of Michel SENÉCAL

Parents of Michel SENÉCAL

Father

Étienne SENÉCAL dit LAFRAMBOISE

Mother

Marie-Louise GIRARD

Grandparents of Michel SENÉCAL

Paternal grandparents

Étienne SENECAL dit LAFRAMBOISE Petronille MILLOT

Maternal grandparents

Jacques GIRARD Marie-Françoise PETIT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel SENÉCAL

Michel SENÉCAL married

Marie-Françoise VINCENT dite BRICAULT
Marriage date: 14 August 1780
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Françoise VINCENT dite BRICAULT was the child of Vincent BRICAULT and Josephte LAJEUNESSE

Children of Michel SENÉCAL and Marie-Françoise VINCENT dite BRICAULT

Marie-Amable-Louise SENECAL

Born: abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET 4 November 1811 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

Desanges SENECAL

Born: 30 May 1787, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 October 1810, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Amable GIRARD 8 October 1804 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1745
8 September 1745
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Michel SENÉCAL and Marie-Françoise VINCENT dite BRICAULT 14 August 1780, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 34 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Desanges SENECAL was born 30 May 1787, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Michel was 41 years old.

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)

1804 Marriage of Child
Desanges SENECAL married 8 October 1804, Varennes, Lower Canada to Amable GIRARD