Étienne SÉVIGNY

(b. 21 September 1744 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 30 September 1818 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Étienne SÉVIGNY was born 21 September 1744 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Étienne SÉVIGNY was the child of Antoine SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Françoise BÉLAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien-Charles SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Marguerite ROGNON dite LAROCHE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BÉLAND and Marie COTIN

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

Étienne married Marie-Anne DUBOIS 18 September 1775 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Anne DUBOIS was born abt. 1754 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 31 July 1838 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Clément DUBOIS and Josephte BOURBEAU.

Étienne SÉVIGNY died 30 September 1818 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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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Étienne SÉVIGNY married

Marie-Anne DUBOIS-- Date: 18 September 1775 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marie-Anne DUBOIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Clément DUBOIS and Josephte BOURBEAU

Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Bécancour

Children of Étienne SÉVIGNY and Marie-Anne DUBOIS:

Marie SEVIGNY (b.abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph LEFEBVRE dit SENNEVILLE 24 February 1800 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marguerite SEVIGNY (b.22 April 1781, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre RICHARD 24 October 1803 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Etienne SEVIGNY (b.19 October 1784, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 August 1832, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Marguerite LEVASSEUR 28 October 1806 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Josephte SEVIGNY (b.19 March 1787, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 November 1841, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East )
m. Alexis DESFOSSES 15 January 1810 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Joseph SEVIGNY (b.9 April 1789, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Apolline LEVASSEUR 10 August 1812 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Charlotte SEVIGNY (b.21 May 1791, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. , )
m. David PRINCE 19 February 1816 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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1744 Birth
21 September 1744
Neuville, Portneuf, 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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Étienne SÉVIGNY and Marie-Anne DUBOIS 18 September 1775, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 31 years old.

1775 marriage

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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.

1781 Birth of Child
Marguerite SEVIGNY was born 22 April 1781, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Étienne was 36 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Etienne SEVIGNY was born 19 October 1784, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Étienne was 40 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Josephte SEVIGNY was born 19 March 1787, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Étienne was 42 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Joseph SEVIGNY was born 9 April 1789, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Étienne was 44 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Charlotte SEVIGNY was born 21 May 1791, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Étienne was 46 years old.

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

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Marie SEVIGNY married 24 February 1800, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Joseph LEFEBVRE dit SENNEVILLE

1803 Marriage of Child
Marguerite SEVIGNY married 24 October 1803, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Pierre RICHARD

1806 Marriage of Child
Etienne SEVIGNY married 28 October 1806 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Marie-Marguerite LEVASSEUR

1810 Marriage of Child
Josephte SEVIGNY married 15 January 1810, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Alexis DESFOSSES

1812 Marriage of Child
Joseph SEVIGNY married 10 August 1812 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Apolline LEVASSEUR

1816 Marriage of Child
Charlotte SEVIGNY married 19 February 1816, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to David PRINCE

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