flag female ancestor  Marie-Josephe  SENECAL

  (b. 29 August 1724 Varennes, Canada, New France   d. 27 September 1793 Verchères, Lower Canada )  

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Marie-Josephe SENECAL was born 29 August 1724 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe SENECAL was the child of Nicolas SENECAL   and   Marie-Madeleine MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Nicolas SENECAL and Marie-Gertrude PETIT (maternal)  Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (MEUSNIER) and Barbe RICHAUME

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Marie-Josephe  married  Prisque BARRETTE 9 February 1750 in Varennes, Canada, New France .  Prisque BARRETTE  was born 1 August 1723 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre).  Prisque died 3 April 1750 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes).  Prisque was the child of Pierre BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) and Marie-Dorothee VANDAL.

Marie-Josephe  married  (2) Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER 14 February 1752 in Varennes, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER  was born 15 October 1721 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville).  Jean-Baptiste died 2 November 1807 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres).  Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jacques-Elie GAUTHIER and Marie TOURNEROCHE dite ROBERT.

Marie-Josephe SENECAL died 27 September 1793 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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Marie-Josephe SENECAL married flag male ancestor Prisque BARRETTE-- Date: 9 February 1750 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Prisque BARRETTE was the child of Pierre BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) and Marie-Dorothee VANDAL




Children of Prisque BARRETTE and Marie-Josephe SENECAL:



Marie-Josephe SENECAL married flag male ancestor Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER-- Date: 14 February 1752 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER was the child of Jacques-Elie GAUTHIER and Marie TOURNEROCHE dite ROBERT




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birth1724 Birth
29 August 1724
Varennes, Canada, New France
marriage1750 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe SENECAL and Prisque BARRETTE 9 February 1750, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 25 years old.
1750 Death of Spouse/Partner
Prisque BARRETTE died 3 April 1750, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
marriage1752 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe SENECAL and Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER 14 February 1752, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 27 years old.
1757 Birth of Child
Joseph GAUTHIER was born 13 October 1757, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Josephe was 33 years old.
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.
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.
marriage1783 Marriage of Child
Joseph GAUTHIER married 8 September 1783, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Joseph HURPEAU dite ST-DENIS
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
death1793 Death
27 September 1793
Verchères, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 69.
Added: 8/1/2010 4:46:47 PM - Updated: 7/23/2025 12:27:05 PM

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