Charles SENECAL

(b. 25 June 1716 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 4 November 1782 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Charles SENECAL was born 25 June 1716 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Charles SENECAL was the child of André SENÉCAL and Marguerite BOYER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean SENÉCAL and Marguerite SENNE (maternal) Nicolas BOYER and Marguerite MACLIN (MAQUELAIN)

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Charles married Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS 10 February 1749 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS was born 19 October 1726 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Madeleine died 26 October 1801 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Nicolas GERVAIS and Marie-Françoise ARCHAMBAULT.

Charles SENECAL died 4 November 1782 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Gervais Marie-Madeleine

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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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Charles SENECAL married

Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS-- Date: 10 February 1749 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS was the child of Nicolas GERVAIS and Marie-Françoise ARCHAMBAULT

Children of Charles SENECAL and Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS:

Madeleine SENECAL (b.12 May 1751, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 11 June 1790, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

Joseph-Marie SENECAL (b.18 October 1756, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

Charles SENECAL (b.20 July 1761, Montréal, Canada d. 8 April 1837, Montréal, Lower Canada )

Marie-Archange-Angelique SENECAL (b.13 February 1763, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 November 1808, Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada)

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1716 Birth
25 June 1716
Montréal, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1749 Marriage / Partner
Charles SENECAL and Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS 10 February 1749, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 32 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Madeleine SENECAL was born 12 May 1751, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Charles was 34 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie SENECAL was born 18 October 1756, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Charles was 40 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Charles SENECAL was born 20 July 1761, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Charles was 45 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Archange-Angelique SENECAL was born 13 February 1763, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Charles was 46 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.