flag male ancestor  Joseph  SENECAL

  (b. 19 June 1774 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 18 February 1858 St-Médard, Warwick, Canada )  

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Joseph SENECAL was born 19 June 1774 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph SENECAL was the child of Joseph SENECAL dit LAFRAMBOISE   and   Charlotte DELAGE dite LAFLEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Louis SENECAL and Marie-Louise PETIT (maternal)  Louis DELASSE (DELAGE) dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Catherine LÉTOURNEAU

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Joseph  married  Genevieve GOSSELIN 12 February 1798 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve GOSSELIN  was born 16 October 1776 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier).  Genevieve died 5 January 1847 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur).  Genevieve was the child of Ignace GOSSELIN and Angelique PLOUFFE.

Joseph SENECAL died 18 February 1858 in St-Médard, Warwick, Canada.
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Did You Know? 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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Joseph SENECAL married flag female ancestor Genevieve GOSSELIN-- Date: 12 February 1798 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Genevieve GOSSELIN was the child of Ignace GOSSELIN and Angelique PLOUFFE




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birth1774 Birth
19 June 1774
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1798 Marriage / Partner
Joseph SENECAL and Genevieve GOSSELIN 12 February 1798, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.
1800 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte SENECAL was born 26 September 1800, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Joseph was 26 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
marriage1819 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte SENECAL married 24 August 1819, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) to Amable BERNARD
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1847 Death of Spouse/Partner
Genevieve GOSSELIN died 5 January 1847, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1858 Death
18 February 1858
St-Médard, Warwick, Canada

He died at the age of 83.
Added: 1/24/2021 2:34:03 PM - Updated: 1/24/2021 2:37:41 PM

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