Marie-Josephte-Genevieve SENÉCAL

Born

27 March 1751 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

14 July 1829 , Verchères, Lower Canada

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Josephe SENÉCAL Marie-Josephte TRUDEAU

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Born: 27 March 1751 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Josephe SENÉCAL

Mother: Marie-Josephte TRUDEAU

Paternal grandparents: Joseph SENÉCAL , Marie-Anne FOUCHER dite LAFOREST

Maternal grandparents: Louis TRUDEAU , Marie-Josephte ROY

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Marie-Josephte-Genevieve married Thomas HANDFIELD 21 December 1771 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Thomas HANDFIELD was born 6 January 1741 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Thomas died 17 June 1828 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Thomas was the child of John HANDFIELD and Elisabeth WINNIET.

Marie-Josephte-Genevieve SENÉCAL died 14 July 1829 in Verchères, 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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Marie-Josephte-Genevieve SENÉCAL married

Thomas HANDFIELD
Marriage date: 21 December 1771
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Thomas HANDFIELD was the child of John HANDFIELD and Elisabeth WINNIET

Children of Thomas HANDFIELD and Marie-Josephte-Genevieve SENÉCAL

Marie-Josephte HANDFIELD

Born: 8 December 1773, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 June 1832, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Louis MARTEL 13 January 1794 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Anne HANDFIELD

Born: 3 November 1775, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 March 1855, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Married: Michel PETIT dit LAPRE 22 November 1802 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Charlotte HANDFIELD

Born: 19 November 1778, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 December 1855 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Married: Francois-Corneille DESMARAIS 4 November 1799 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph HANDFIELD

Born: 15 April 1783, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 October 1820, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Francoise DESMARAIS 10 November 1806 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Baptiste HANDFIELD

Born: 29 October 1784, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Catherine FONTAINE 11 February 1805 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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Birth — 1751
27 March 1751
Montréal, Canada, New France

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte-Genevieve SENÉCAL and Thomas HANDFIELD 21 December 1771, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte HANDFIELD was born 8 December 1773, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Josephte-Genevieve was 22 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne HANDFIELD was born 3 November 1775, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Josephte-Genevieve was 24 years old.

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.

1778 Birth of Child
Charlotte HANDFIELD was born 19 November 1778, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Josephte-Genevieve was 27 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Joseph HANDFIELD was born 15 April 1783, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Josephte-Genevieve was 32 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste HANDFIELD was born 29 October 1784, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Josephte-Genevieve was 33 years old.

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte HANDFIELD married 13 January 1794, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Louis MARTEL

1799 Marriage of Child
Charlotte HANDFIELD married 4 November 1799 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Francois-Corneille DESMARAIS

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne HANDFIELD married 22 November 1802, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Michel PETIT dit LAPRE

1805 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste HANDFIELD married 11 February 1805, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Catherine FONTAINE

1806 Marriage of Child
Joseph HANDFIELD married 10 November 1806, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Francoise DESMARAIS

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England