Marie-Françoise GIROUX

Born

4 October 1722 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

25 March 1802 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Pierre-François GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES Marie-Angelique MAHEU

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Born: 4 October 1722 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre-François GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES

Mother: Marie-Angelique MAHEU

Paternal grandparents: Raphaël GIROUX , Marie-Madeleine VACHON

Maternal grandparents: Charles MAHEU , Marie-Charlotte GARNIER

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

Marie-Françoise married Paul SENÉCAL 18 April 1746 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Paul SENÉCAL was born 19 September 1720 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Paul died 11 August 1772 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Paul was the child of Pierre SENÉCAL and Marguerite PINSONNEAULT.

Marie-Françoise GIROUX died 25 March 1802 in La Prairie, 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.

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Spouse & Children of Marie-Françoise GIROUX

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Marie-Françoise GIROUX married

Paul SENÉCAL
Marriage date: 18 April 1746
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Paul SENÉCAL was the child of Pierre SENÉCAL and Marguerite PINSONNEAULT

Children of Paul SENÉCAL and Marie-Françoise GIROUX

Marie-Anne SENÉCAL

Born: abt. 1746, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis-Antoine GUERIN 8 April 1771 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Paul-Francois SENECAL

Born: 24 April 1751, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 27 February 1806, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Catherine BROSSEAU 6 November 1775 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Josephte SENÉCAL

Born: abt. 1758, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francois BROSSARD 22 November 1779 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Françoise SENECAL

Born: 16 December 1763, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 January 1833, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph BROSSEAU 3 October 1791 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1722
4 October 1722
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise GIROUX and Paul SENÉCAL 18 April 1746 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 23 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Paul-Francois SENECAL was born 24 April 1751, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Françoise was 28 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise SENECAL was born 16 December 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Françoise was 41 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne SENÉCAL married 8 April 1771 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Louis-Antoine GUERIN

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Paul SENÉCAL died 11 August 1772, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1775 Marriage of Child
Paul-Francois SENECAL married 6 November 1775, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Catherine BROSSEAU

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Josephte SENÉCAL married 22 November 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Francois BROSSARD

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise SENECAL married 3 October 1791, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Joseph BROSSEAU

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death — 1802
25 March 1802
La Prairie, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 79.

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