Étienne SENÉCAL dit LAFRAMBOISE

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21 May 1705 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

14 December 1784 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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Étienne SENECAL dit LAFRAMBOISE Petronille MILLOT

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Born: 21 May 1705 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Étienne SENECAL dit LAFRAMBOISE

Mother: Petronille MILLOT

Maternal grandparents: Jacques MILLOT dit LAVAL , Jeanne HÉBERT

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Étienne married Marie-Louise GIRARD 14 January 1732 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Louise GIRARD was born 18 November 1710 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Louise died 16 March 1798 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Louise was the child of Jacques GIRARD and Marie-Françoise PETIT.

Étienne SENÉCAL dit LAFRAMBOISE died 14 December 1784 in Varennes, Province of Québec, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Étienne SENÉCAL dit LAFRAMBOISE married

Marie-Louise GIRARD
Marriage date: 14 January 1732
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise GIRARD was the child of Jacques GIRARD and Marie-Françoise PETIT

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Children of Étienne SENÉCAL dit LAFRAMBOISE and Marie-Louise GIRARD

Josephte SENÉCAL

Born: 26 February 1734, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Michel BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 8 November 1751 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Louis SENÉCAL

Born: 4 November 1738, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Amable SENÉCAL 2 February 1761 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Michel SENÉCAL

Born: 8 September 1745, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 13 April 1824, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Françoise VINCENT dite BRICAULT 14 August 1780 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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Birth — 1705
21 May 1705
Varennes, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1732 Marriage / Partner
Étienne SENÉCAL dit LAFRAMBOISE and Marie-Louise GIRARD 14 January 1732, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 26 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Josephte SENÉCAL was born 26 February 1734, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Étienne was 28 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Louis SENÉCAL was born 4 November 1738, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Étienne was 33 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Michel SENÉCAL was born 8 September 1745, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Étienne was 40 years old.

1751 Marriage of Child
Josephte SENÉCAL married 8 November 1751, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Michel BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Louis SENÉCAL married 2 February 1761, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Amable SENÉCAL

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 of Child
Michel SENÉCAL married 14 August 1780, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Françoise VINCENT dite BRICAULT