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Born
28 April 1653 ,  Bénouville, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Died
31 January 1736 ,  Varennes, Canada, New France

Age: 85
Nicolas  married  Marie-Gertrude PETIT 8 November 1683 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Gertrude PETIT  was born 29 June 1669 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France .  Marie-Gertrude died 23 December 1737 in Montréal, Canada, New France .  Marie-Gertrude was the child of Nicolas PETIT dit LAPRÉE and Marie POMPONNELLE .
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Parents & Family of Nicolas SENECAL

Parents of Nicolas SENECAL

Father
Adrien SENÉCAL
Mother
Guillemette ROLLEVILLE

Grandparents of Nicolas SENECAL

Paternal grandparents
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Maternal grandparents
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Nicolas was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1683.
Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada


Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Nicolas  married  Marie-Gertrude PETIT 8 November 1683 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Gertrude PETIT  was born 29 June 1669 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France .  Marie-Gertrude died 23 December 1737 in Montréal, Canada, New France .  Marie-Gertrude was the child of Nicolas PETIT dit LAPRÉE and Marie POMPONNELLE.




"Nicolas Sénécal was the son of Adrien Sieur de St Étienne Sénécal and Guillemette Rolleville."

Thanks to Micheline MacDonald and Mary Boudreau
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Nicolas SENECAL

Nicolas SENECAL married flag female ancestor Marie-Gertrude PETIT
Marriage date: 8 November 1683
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783


Marie-Gertrude PETIT was the child of Nicolas PETIT dit LAPRÉE and Marie POMPONNELLE

Marriage notes:
Marriage is listed in the index for Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville, QC, Canada in Drouin Collection.


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Children of Nicolas SENECAL and Marie-Gertrude PETIT


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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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BirthBirth — 1653
28 April 1653
Bénouville, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Invention 1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)
Invention 1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity
1681 Canadian Census Seigneurie du Varene
Nicolas Senecal, 26

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
marriage1683 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas SENECAL and Marie-Gertrude PETIT 8 November 1683, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 30 years old.
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1685 Birth of Child
Marie SENECAL was born 3 February 1685, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Nicolas was 31 years old.
1688 Birth of Child
Nicolas SENECAL was born 14 February 1688, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Nicolas was 34 years old.
1690 Birth of Child
Angélique SENECAL was born 14 April 1690, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Nicolas was 36 years old.
1691 Birth of Child
Geneviève SENECAL was born 17 March 1691 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Nicolas was 37 years old.
1695 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine SENECAL was born 25 April 1695, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Nicolas was 42 years old.
1697 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste SENECAL was born 15 November 1697, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Nicolas was 44 years old.
Invention 1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)
1700 Birth of Child
Alexis SENECAL was born 2 August 1700, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Nicolas was 47 years old.
1701 Death of Child
Marie-Madeleine SENECAL died 10 August 1701, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Nicolas was 48 years old.
marriage1702 Marriage of Child
Marie SENECAL married 10 July 1702, Varennes, Canada, New France to Jacques LUSSIER
1703 Birth of Child
Jeanne SENECAL was born 23 May 1703, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Nicolas was 50 years old.
1707 Birth of Child
Suzanne SENECAL was born 9 May 1707, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Nicolas was 54 years old.
1709 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne SENECAL was born 15 September 1709, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Nicolas was 56 years old.
1712 Birth of Child
Joseph SENECAL was born 10 March 1712, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Nicolas was 58 years old.
marriage1712 Marriage of Child
Nicolas SENECAL married 30 October 1712, Boucherville, Canada, New France to Marie-Madeleine MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE
marriage1713 Marriage of Child
Geneviève SENECAL married 9 January 1713 , Varennes, Canada, New France to Alexis BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)
1713 Birth of Child
Joseph SENECAL was born 6 December 1713, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Nicolas was 60 years old.
Invention 1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard
1722 Death of Child
Alexis SENECAL died 28 October 1722, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Nicolas was 69 years old.
marriage1723 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste SENECAL married 13 May 1723, Varennes, Canada, New France to Angélique GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE
marriage1732 Marriage of Child
Jeanne SENECAL married 5 May 1732, Varennes, Canada, New France to Jean GROINIER dit MÉTIVIER
marriage1735 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne SENECAL married 14 February 1735, Varennes, Canada, New France to Jacques BERTHELET
Nicolas SENECAL - 1736 Death. St-Anne, Varennes, Vercheres, Québec
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1736 Death. St-Anne, Varennes, Vercheres, Québec

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
DeathDeath — 1736
31 January 1736
Varennes, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 82.
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