Étienne SÉVIGNY

Born

21 September 1744 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Died

30 September 1818 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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. Marie-Anne died 31 July 1838 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Clément DUBOIS and Josephte BOURBEAU .

Parents & Family of Étienne SÉVIGNY

Parents of Étienne SÉVIGNY

Father

Antoine SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR

Mother

Marie-Françoise BÉLAND

Grandparents of Étienne SÉVIGNY

Paternal grandparents

Julien-Charles SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR Marguerite ROGNON dite LAROCHE

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BÉLAND Marie COTIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Étienne SÉVIGNY

Étienne SÉVIGNY married

Marie-Anne DUBOIS
Marriage date: 18 September 1775
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Anne DUBOIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Clément DUBOIS and Josephte BOURBEAU

Marriage notes:

Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Bécancour

Children of Étienne SÉVIGNY and Marie-Anne DUBOIS

Marie SEVIGNY

Born: abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph LEFEBVRE dit SENNEVILLE 24 February 1800 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Marguerite SEVIGNY

Born: 22 April 1781, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre RICHARD 24 October 1803 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Etienne SEVIGNY

Born: 19 October 1784, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 August 1832, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Marguerite LEVASSEUR 28 October 1806 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Josephte SEVIGNY

Born: 19 March 1787, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 November 1841, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Alexis DESFOSSES 15 January 1810 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Joseph SEVIGNY

Born: 9 April 1789, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Apolline LEVASSEUR 10 August 1812 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Charlotte SEVIGNY

Born: 21 May 1791, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: David PRINCE 19 February 1816 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1744
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

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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, Lower Canada to Joseph LEFEBVRE dit SENNEVILLE

1803 Marriage of Child
Marguerite SEVIGNY married 24 October 1803, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada to Pierre RICHARD

1806 Marriage of Child
Etienne SEVIGNY married 28 October 1806 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada to Marie-Marguerite LEVASSEUR

1810 Marriage of Child
Josephte SEVIGNY married 15 January 1810, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada to Alexis DESFOSSES

1812 Marriage of Child
Joseph SEVIGNY married 10 August 1812 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada to Apolline LEVASSEUR

1816 Marriage of Child
Charlotte SEVIGNY married 19 February 1816, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada to David PRINCE

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