Marguerite SÉNÉCAL

(b. abt. 1700 , Québec Province, Canada d. 18 May 1779 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marguerite SÉNÉCAL was born abt. 1700 in Québec Province, Canada

Marguerite SÉNÉCAL was the child of Pierre SENÉCAL and Marguerite PINSONNEAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean SENÉCAL and Marguerite SENNE (maternal) Jean-François PINSONNEAULT dit LAFLEUR and Anne LEPER

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

Marguerite married François-Xavier BAREAU 18 March 1720 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
François-Xavier BAREAU was born 22 June 1687 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). François-Xavier died 24 January 1767 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). François-Xavier was the child of Jean BAREAU and Jeanne CUSSON.

Marguerite SÉNÉCAL died 18 May 1779 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, 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 Marguerite SÉNÉCAL

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Marguerite SÉNÉCAL married

François-Xavier BAREAU-- Date: 18 March 1720 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
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François-Xavier BAREAU was the child of Jean BAREAU and Jeanne CUSSON

Children of François-Xavier BAREAU and Marguerite SÉNÉCAL:

Marie-Jeanne BAREAU (b.20 July 1722, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 25 May 1755, La Prairie, Canada, New France )
m. Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON 1 March 1745 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine BARAULT (b.December 14, 1724, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. April 15, 1768, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marc GAGNÉ 10 April 1752 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François BAREAU (BRIAULT) (b.25 September 1727, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 24 October 1817, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dite LAPLANTE 13 January 1755 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste BAREAU (BRIAULT) (b.18 September 1729, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 22 April 1791, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Marguerite BOYER 8 May 1768 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Pierre BAREAU (b.13 January 1734, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 10 September 1808, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Felicite GAGNÉ 11 April 1763 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Celeste BAREAU (b.6 April 1735, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 8 May 1815, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada)
m. Nicolas POULIOT dit LACLERGEVIE 30 July 1770 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Louise BAREAU (BRIAULT) (b.30 March 1736, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 6 February 1769, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre DEVEAU 5 July 1762 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
m. Jean-Baptiste ST-YVES 12 January 1767 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite BAREAU (BRIAULT) (b.8 May 1740, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 16 June 1815, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre-Louis LÉRIGER 5 March 1764 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1720 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite SÉNÉCAL and François-Xavier BAREAU 18 March 1720 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1722 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne BAREAU was born 20 July 1722, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1724 Birth of Child
Catherine BARAULT was born December 14, 1724, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1727 Birth of Child
François BAREAU (BRIAULT) was born 25 September 1727, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1729 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BAREAU (BRIAULT) was born 18 September 1729, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1734 Birth of Child
Pierre BAREAU was born 13 January 1734, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1735 Birth of Child
Marie-Celeste BAREAU was born 6 April 1735, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BAREAU (BRIAULT) was born 30 March 1736, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1740 Birth of Child
Marguerite BAREAU (BRIAULT) was born 8 May 1740, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1745 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne BAREAU married 1 March 1745, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON

1752 Marriage of Child
Catherine BARAULT married 10 April 1752 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marc GAGNÉ

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

1755 Marriage of Child
François BAREAU (BRIAULT) married 13 January 1755, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Catherine LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dite LAPLANTE

1755 Death of Child
Marie-Jeanne BAREAU died 25 May 1755, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BAREAU (BRIAULT) married 5 July 1762, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Pierre DEVEAU

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 Marriage of Child
Pierre BAREAU married 11 April 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Felicite GAGNÉ

1764 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BAREAU (BRIAULT) married 5 March 1764, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Pierre-Louis LÉRIGER

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BAREAU (BRIAULT) married 12 January 1767, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jean-Baptiste ST-YVES

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
François-Xavier BAREAU died 24 January 1767, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1768 Death of Child
Catherine BARAULT died April 15, 1768, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1768 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BAREAU (BRIAULT) married 8 May 1768, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Marie-Marguerite BOYER

1769 Death of Child
Marie-Louise BAREAU (BRIAULT) died 6 February 1769, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie-Celeste BAREAU married 30 July 1770, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Nicolas POULIOT dit LACLERGEVIE

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.