Marie-Gertrude PETIT

(b. 29 June 1669 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 23 December 1737 , Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Marie-Gertrude PETIT was born 29 June 1669 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Marie-Gertrude PETIT was the child of Nicolas PETIT dit LAPRÉE and Marie POMPONNELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas LEPETIT and Catherine ANCELIN (ASSELIN) (maternal) Jean POMPONNELLE and Michelle BOULET

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Marie-Gertrude married Nicolas SENECAL 8 November 1683 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Nicolas SENECAL was born 28 April 1653 in Bénouville, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France. Nicolas died 31 January 1736 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Nicolas was the child of Adrien SENÉCAL and Guillemette ROLLEVILLE.

Marie-Gertrude PETIT died 23 December 1737 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
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Marie-Gertrude PETIT married

Nicolas SENECAL-- Date: 8 November 1683 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
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Nicolas SENECAL was the child of Adrien SENÉCAL and Guillemette ROLLEVILLE

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:

Marie SENECAL (b.3 February 1685, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 23 March 1754, Varennes, Canada, New France )
m. Jacques LUSSIER 10 July 1702 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Nicolas SENECAL (b.14 February 1688, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 15 January 1765, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE 30 October 1712 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Angélique SENECAL (b.14 April 1690, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 20 October 1755, Varennes, Canada, New France )

Geneviève SENECAL (b.17 March 1691 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 3 June 1739, Varennes, Canada, New France )
m. Alexis BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 9 January 1713 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Madeleine SENECAL (b.25 April 1695, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 10 August 1701, Montréal, Canada, New France )

Jean-Baptiste SENECAL (b.15 November 1697, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 12 November 1772, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Angélique GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE 13 May 1723 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
m. Marie-Josephte MEUNIER dite LAFLEUR 21 September 1750 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Alexis SENECAL (b.2 August 1700, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 28 October 1722, Varennes, Canada, New France )

Jeanne SENECAL (b.23 May 1703, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 17 February 1768, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Jean GROINIER dit MÉTIVIER 5 May 1732 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Suzanne SENECAL (b.9 May 1707, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 19 August 1707, Varennes, Canada, New France )

Marie-Anne SENECAL (b.15 September 1709, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 29 March 1738, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Jacques BERTHELET 14 February 1735 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph SENECAL (b.10 March 1712, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 14 March 1712, Varennes, Canada, New France )

Joseph SENECAL (b.6 December 1713, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 10 December 1713, Varennes, Canada, New France )

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1669 Birth
29 June 1669
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1669 Baptism Trois Rivieres
Immaculee Conception, Trois Rivieres, Quebec
29 Jun 1669
M. Gertrude Petit dit Laprie
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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

1683 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Gertrude PETIT and Nicolas SENECAL 8 November 1683, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

She was 14 years old.

Marriage

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

Marie-Gertrude was 15 years old.

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

Marie-Gertrude was 18 years old.

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

Marie-Gertrude was 20 years old.

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

Marie-Gertrude was 21 years old.

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

Marie-Gertrude was 25 years old.

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

Marie-Gertrude was 28 years old.

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)

Marie-Gertrude was 31 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)

Marie-Gertrude was 32 years old.

1702 Marriage of Child
Marie SENECAL married 10 July 1702, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Jacques LUSSIER

1703 Birth of Child
Jeanne SENECAL was born 23 May 1703, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Gertrude was 33 years old.

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

Marie-Gertrude was 37 years old.

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

Marie-Gertrude was 40 years old.

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

Marie-Gertrude was 42 years old.

1712 Marriage of Child
Nicolas SENECAL married 30 October 1712, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Marie-Madeleine MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

1713 Marriage of Child
Geneviève SENECAL married 9 January 1713 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Alexis BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

1713 Birth of Child
Joseph 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 France

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)

Marie-Gertrude was 53 years old.

1723 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste SENECAL married 13 May 1723, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Angélique GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

1732 Marriage of Child
Jeanne SENECAL married 5 May 1732, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Jean GROINIER dit MÉTIVIER

1735 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne SENECAL married 14 February 1735, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Jacques BERTHELET

1736 Death of Spouse/Partner
Nicolas SENECAL died 31 January 1736, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)