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Marie-Josephte-Genevieve SENÉCAL was born 27 March 1751 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte-Genevieve SENÉCAL was the child of Josephe SENÉCAL   and   Marie-Josephte TRUDEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph SENÉCAL and Marie-Anne FOUCHER dite LAFOREST (maternal)  Louis TRUDEAU and 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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Did You Know? 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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birth1751 Birth
27 March 1751
Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1771 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.
News1775 - 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 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1794 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte HANDFIELD married 13 January 1794, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Louis MARTEL
marriage1799 Marriage of Child
Charlotte HANDFIELD married 4 November 1799 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Francois-Corneille DESMARAIS
marriage1802 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne HANDFIELD married 22 November 1802, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Michel PETIT dit LAPRE
marriage1805 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste HANDFIELD married 11 February 1805, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Catherine FONTAINE
marriage1806 Marriage of Child
Joseph HANDFIELD married 10 November 1806, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Francoise DESMARAIS
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1820 Death of Child
Joseph HANDFIELD died 3 October 1820, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte-Genevieve was 69 years old.
1828 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thomas HANDFIELD died 17 June 1828, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
death1829 Death
14 July 1829
Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She died at the age of 78.
Added: 2/17/2017 4:19:31 PM - Updated: 10/1/2020 8:14:00 AM

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