Marie SENECAL
Born: 3 February 1685, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 23 March 1754, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 23 March 1754, Varennes, Canada, New France
Married: Jacques LUSSIER 10 July 1702 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Gertrude
PETIT
Born
29 June 1669
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died
23 December 1737
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
Parents & Family of Marie-Gertrude PETIT
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Gertrude PETIT
Marie-Gertrude PETIT married 
Nicolas SENECAL
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
Nicolas SENECAL was the child of Adrien SENÉCAL and Guillemette ROLLEVILLE
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Nicolas SENECALMarriage 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
Nicolas SENECAL was the child of Adrien SENÉCAL and Guillemette ROLLEVILLE
Marriage notes:
Marriage is listed in the index for Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville, QC, Canada in Drouin Collection.
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Nicolas SENECAL and Marie-Gertrude PETIT
Nicolas SENECAL
Born: 14 February 1688, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 15 January 1765, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 January 1765, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Marie-Madeleine MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE 30 October 1712 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Angélique SENECAL
Born: 14 April 1690, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 20 October 1755, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 20 October 1755, Varennes, Canada, New France
Geneviève SENECAL
Married: Alexis BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 9 January 1713 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine SENECAL
Born: 25 April 1695, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 10 August 1701, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 10 August 1701, Montréal, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste SENECAL
Born: 15 November 1697, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 12 November 1772, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 November 1772, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Angélique GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE 13 May 1723 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Married: Marie-Josephte MEUNIER dite LAFLEUR 21 September 1750 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Alexis SENECAL
Born: 2 August 1700, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 28 October 1722, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 28 October 1722, Varennes, Canada, New France
Jeanne SENECAL
Born: 23 May 1703, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 17 February 1768, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 February 1768, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Jean GROINIER dit MÉTIVIER 5 May 1732 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne SENECAL
Born: 15 September 1709, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 29 March 1738, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 29 March 1738, Montréal, Canada, New France
Married: Jacques BERTHELET 14 February 1735 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Joseph SENECAL
Born: 6 December 1713, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 10 December 1713, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 10 December 1713, Varennes, Canada, New France
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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Québec Place Names Through History
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- Early 1600s–1760
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- 1760–1763
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- 1763–1791
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- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
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1669 Baptism Trois Rivieres
Immaculee Conception, Trois Rivieres, Quebec
29 Jun 1669
M. Gertrude Petit dit Laprie
29 Jun 1669
M. Gertrude Petit dit Laprie
Birth — 166929 June 1669
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Baptism
1681 Canadian Census Ville des Trois-Rivieres
Nicolas Petit, 50
Marie Fauconnelle, sa femme, 50
enfants:
Louis, 22
Paul, 19
Nicolas, 17
Michel, 14
Marie, 12
Francoise, 10
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
Marie Fauconnelle, sa femme, 50
enfants:
Louis, 22
Paul, 19
Nicolas, 17
Michel, 14
Marie, 12
Francoise, 10
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
1683 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Gertrude PETIT and Nicolas SENECAL 8 November 1683, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
She was 14 years old.
Marriage
1685 Birth of ChildMarie SENECAL was born 3 February 1685, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Marie-Gertrude was 15 years old.
1688 Birth of ChildNicolas SENECAL was born 14 February 1688, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Marie-Gertrude was 18 years old.
1690 Birth of ChildAngélique SENECAL was born 14 April 1690, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Marie-Gertrude was 20 years old.
1691 Birth of ChildGeneviève SENECAL was born 17 March 1691 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Marie-Gertrude was 21 years old.
1695 Birth of ChildMarie-Madeleine SENECAL was born 25 April 1695, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Marie-Gertrude was 25 years old.
1697 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste SENECAL was born 15 November 1697, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Marie-Gertrude was 28 years old.
1700 Birth of ChildAlexis SENECAL was born 2 August 1700, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Marie-Gertrude was 31 years old.
1701 Death of ChildMarie-Madeleine SENECAL died 10 August 1701, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Marie-Gertrude was 32 years old.
1702 Marriage of ChildMarie SENECAL married 10 July 1702, Varennes, Canada, New France to Jacques LUSSIER
1703 Birth of ChildJeanne SENECAL was born 23 May 1703, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Marie-Gertrude was 33 years old.
1707 Birth of ChildSuzanne SENECAL was born 9 May 1707, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Marie-Gertrude was 37 years old.
1709 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne SENECAL was born 15 September 1709, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Marie-Gertrude was 40 years old.
1712 Birth of ChildJoseph SENECAL was born 10 March 1712, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Marie-Gertrude was 42 years old.
1712 Marriage of ChildNicolas SENECAL married 30 October 1712, Boucherville, Canada, New France to Marie-Madeleine MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE
1713 Marriage of ChildGeneviève SENECAL married 9 January 1713 , Varennes, Canada, New France to Alexis BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)
1713 Birth of ChildJoseph SENECAL was born 6 December 1713, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Marie-Gertrude was 44 years old.
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France1722 Death of ChildAlexis SENECAL died 28 October 1722, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Marie-Gertrude was 53 years old.
1723 Marriage of ChildJean-Baptiste SENECAL married 13 May 1723, Varennes, Canada, New France to Angélique GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE
1732 Marriage of ChildJeanne SENECAL married 5 May 1732, Varennes, Canada, New France to Jean GROINIER dit MÉTIVIER
1735 Marriage of ChildMarie-Anne SENECAL married 14 February 1735, Varennes, Canada, New France to Jacques BERTHELET
1736 Death of Spouse/PartnerNicolas SENECAL died 31 January 1736, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Burial
Death — 173723 December 1737
Montréal, Canada, New France
She died at the age of 68.
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