Marie-Louise GIRARD

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18 November 1710 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

16 March 1798 , Varennes, Lower Canada

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Jacques GIRARD Marie-Françoise PETIT

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Born: 18 November 1710 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques GIRARD

Mother: Marie-Françoise PETIT

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Jacques GIRARD , Françoise GRATIOT (GRACIOT)

Maternal grandparents: Louis PETIT , Marie-Madeleine CHARLES LAJEUNESSE

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Marie-Louise married Étienne SENÉCAL dit LAFRAMBOISE 14 January 1732 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Étienne SENÉCAL dit LAFRAMBOISE was born 21 May 1705 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Étienne died 14 December 1784 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Étienne was the child of Étienne SENECAL dit LAFRAMBOISE and Petronille MILLOT.

Marie-Louise GIRARD died 16 March 1798 in Varennes, Lower Canada .
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Étienne SENÉCAL dit LAFRAMBOISE
Marriage date: 14 January 1732
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Étienne SENÉCAL dit LAFRAMBOISE was the child of Étienne SENECAL dit LAFRAMBOISE and Petronille MILLOT

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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 — 1710
18 November 1710
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
Marie-Louise GIRARD and Étienne SENÉCAL dit LAFRAMBOISE 14 January 1732, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 21 years old.

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

Marie-Louise was 23 years old.

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

Marie-Louise was 27 years old.

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

Marie-Louise was 34 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

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)