Marie-Josette SENÉCAL

(b. 12 September 1756 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 5 November 1811 , Châteauguay, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josette SENÉCAL was born 12 September 1756 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Marie-Josette SENÉCAL was the child of Antoine SENÉCAL and Marie-Josette GIROUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre SENÉCAL and Marguerite PINSONNEAULT (maternal) Pierre-François GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES and Marie-Angelique MAHEU

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

Marie-Josette married Michel-Romain BOUCHARD 12 August 1776 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Michel-Romain BOUCHARD was born 9 August 1749 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Michel-Romain died 17 November 1813 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) . Michel-Romain was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Noel BOUCHARD and Marie-Catherine TREMBLAY.

Marie-Josette SENÉCAL died 5 November 1811 in Châteauguay, Lower 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.

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Marie-Josette SENÉCAL married

Michel-Romain BOUCHARD-- Date: 12 August 1776 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Michel-Romain BOUCHARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Noel BOUCHARD and Marie-Catherine TREMBLAY

Children of Michel-Romain BOUCHARD and Marie-Josette SENÉCAL:

Etienne BOUCHARD (b.26 December 1783, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Genevieve PERRAS 16 September 1811 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Desanges BOUCHARD (b.27 August 1789, , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 May 1818, Châteauguay, Lower Canada )
m. Michel HAZEUR (AZURE) 9 July 1810 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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1756 Birth
12 September 1756
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josette SENÉCAL and Michel-Romain BOUCHARD 12 August 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 19 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Etienne BOUCHARD was born 26 December 1783, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Josette was 27 years old.