Marie-Geneviève SENECAL

(b. 15 November 1710 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 10 May 1794 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Geneviève SENECAL was born 15 November 1710 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Marie-Geneviève SENECAL was the child of Étienne SENECAL dit LAFRAMBOISE and Petronille MILLOT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jacques MILLOT dit LAVAL and Jeanne HÉBERT

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

Marie-Geneviève married Jacques CHAPUT 20 November 1730 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Jacques CHAPUT was born 17 April 1702 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Jacques was the child of Nicolas-Mathurin CHAPUT and Angélique GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE.

Marie-Geneviève SENECAL died 10 May 1794 in L'Assomption, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Geneviève SENECAL

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Marie-Geneviève SENECAL married

Jacques CHAPUT-- Date: 20 November 1730 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Jacques CHAPUT was the child of Nicolas-Mathurin CHAPUT and Angélique GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

Children of Jacques CHAPUT and Marie-Geneviève SENECAL:

Genevieve CHAPUT (b.21 September 1732, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 10 February 1811, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste JANOT dit BELHUMEUR 20 January 1755 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jacques CHAPUT (b.16 July 1738, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1813, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )

Marie-Archange CHAPUT (b.1 June 1740, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 2 November 1801, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. François-Guillaume AUMONT dit LAFONTAINE 11 June 1764 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Solange CHAPUT (b.abt. 1742, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Francois PITON dit TOULOUSE 12 January 1761 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Mathurin-Benoni CHAPUT (b.1 July 1749, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 12 February 1810, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Josephe BABIN 1793

Joseph CHAPUT (b.9 February 1752, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. , )

Joachim CHAPUT (b.abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1710 Birth
15 November 1710
Varennes, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1730 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève SENECAL and Jacques CHAPUT 20 November 1730 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 20 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Genevieve CHAPUT was born 21 September 1732, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Geneviève was 21 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Jacques CHAPUT was born 16 July 1738, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Geneviève was 27 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Marie-Archange CHAPUT was born 1 June 1740, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Geneviève was 29 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Mathurin-Benoni CHAPUT was born 1 July 1749, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Geneviève was 38 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Joseph CHAPUT was born 9 February 1752, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Geneviève was 41 years old.

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

1755 Marriage of Child
Genevieve CHAPUT married 20 January 1755, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Jean-Baptiste JANOT dit BELHUMEUR

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Solange CHAPUT married 12 January 1761, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Francois PITON dit TOULOUSE

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Marie-Archange CHAPUT married 11 June 1764, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to François-Guillaume AUMONT dit LAFONTAINE

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.