Jean SENECAL

Born

18 October 1765 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

19 October 1829 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Jean married Catherine PERRIER 30 June 1794 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine PERRIER was born 5 September 1771 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Catherine died 24 July 1832 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Catherine was the child of Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER and Marie-Catherine POISSANT .

Parents & Family of Jean SENECAL

Parents of Jean SENECAL

Father

Jean-Baptiste SENÉCAL

Mother

Marie-Catherine BABEU

Grandparents of Jean SENECAL

Paternal grandparents

Antoine SENÉCAL Anne-Catherine BOURDEAU

Maternal grandparents

Louis BABEU Geneviève DENIGER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean SENECAL

Jean SENECAL married

Catherine PERRIER
Marriage date: 30 June 1794
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Catherine PERRIER was the child of Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER and Marie-Catherine POISSANT

Children of Jean SENECAL and Catherine PERRIER

Rosalie SENECAL

Born: 25 January 1816, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 22 April 1880, Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada

Married: Louis TREMBLAY 26 November 1839 Place: Saint-Valentin, 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 — 1765
18 October 1765
La Prairie, 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)

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

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

1794 Marriage / Partner
Jean SENECAL and Catherine PERRIER 30 June 1794, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 28 years old.

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

1816 Birth of Child
Rosalie SENECAL was born 25 January 1816, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean was 50 years old.

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