Adrien
SENÉCAL
(b.
15 February 1619
,
Bénouville, Seine-Maritime, France
d.
19 August 1688
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
)
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SENÉCAL Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!
Adrien SENÉCAL was born 15 February 1619 in Bénouville, Seine-Maritime, France
Adrien SENÉCAL was the child of ? and ?Adrien was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1666.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Adrien married Guillemette ROLLEVILLE abt. 1641 in France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Guillemette ROLLEVILLE was born abt. 1625 in France. Guillemette died abt. 1669 in France.
Adrien married (2) Jeanne LECOMPTE 11 October 1666 in France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jeanne LECOMPTE was born abt. 1637 in France. Jeanne died 10 February 1694 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes).
Adrien SENÉCAL died 19 August 1688 in Varennes, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Adrien appear below.
Occupation
Adrien SENÉCAL was a Tailleur (Tailor).
It was in the year 1588 that the occupation of tailleur d’habits, or tailor, appeared in France. The tailleur d’habits referred to a tailor who made all items of clothing for men and women. In 1675, Louis XIV decided that women could also make clothing, but that they would be called couturières, or seamstresses, have their own guild, and could only make clothes for women and girls. In a nutshell, the tailor would cut, sew, make & sell clothing.
Source: tfcq.ca
Stitching Through Time: A Tailleur's Tale in 18th Century New France
Adrien SENÉCAL was a Tailleur (Tailor).
It was in the year 1588 that the occupation of tailleur d’habits, or tailor, appeared in France. The tailleur d’habits referred to a tailor who made all items of clothing for men and women. In 1675, Louis XIV decided that women could also make clothing, but that they would be called couturières, or seamstresses, have their own guild, and could only make clothes for women and girls. In a nutshell, the tailor would cut, sew, make & sell clothing.
Source: tfcq.ca
Stitching Through Time: A Tailleur's Tale in 18th Century New France
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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