Marie-Suzanne SENÉCAL

(b. 20 July 1736 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 12 October 1809 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Suzanne SENÉCAL was born 20 July 1736 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Marie-Suzanne SENÉCAL was the child of Pierre SENÉCAL and Suzanne-Francoise BORDEAU (BOURDEAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre SENÉCAL and Marguerite PINSONNEAULT (maternal) Pierre BORDEAU (BOURDEAU) and Marguerite LEFEBVRE

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Marie-Suzanne married Basile DUQUET 29 April 1754 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Basile DUQUET was born 26 March 1726 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Basile died 16 August 1774 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Basile was the child of Étienne DUQUET dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Françoise DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS.

Marie-Suzanne married (2) Pierre POUPARD (POUPART) 8 January 1776 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre POUPARD (POUPART) was born 8 September 1722 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Pierre was the child of Jean-Baptiste POUPARD (POUPART) and Marie-Catherine GERVAIS.

Marie-Suzanne SENÉCAL died 12 October 1809 in Saint-Constant, 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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Marie-Suzanne SENÉCAL married

Basile DUQUET-- Date: 29 April 1754 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Basile DUQUET was the child of Étienne DUQUET dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Françoise DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS

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Children of Basile DUQUET and Marie-Suzanne SENÉCAL:

Pierre DUQUET dit DESROCHERS (b.1 March 1756, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 13 February 1800, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Geneviève SON dite MARTIN 27 May 1782 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Paul DUQUET (b.29 November 1767, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Catherine LONGTIN 9 June 1788 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Suzanne SENÉCAL married

Pierre POUPARD (POUPART)-- Date: 8 January 1776 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre POUPARD (POUPART) was the child of Jean-Baptiste POUPARD (POUPART) and Marie-Catherine GERVAIS

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1736 Birth
20 July 1736
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Suzanne SENÉCAL and Basile DUQUET 29 April 1754, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 17 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Pierre DUQUET dit DESROCHERS was born 1 March 1756, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Suzanne was 19 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Paul DUQUET was born 29 November 1767, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Suzanne was 31 years old.

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Basile DUQUET died 16 August 1774, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Suzanne SENÉCAL and Pierre POUPARD (POUPART) 8 January 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 39 years old.

1782 Marriage of Child
Pierre DUQUET dit DESROCHERS married 27 May 1782, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Geneviève SON dite MARTIN

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Paul DUQUET married 9 June 1788, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Catherine LONGTIN

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Death of Child
Pierre DUQUET dit DESROCHERS died 13 February 1800, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Suzanne was 63 years old.

1809 Death
12 October 1809
Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 73.

Added: 3/23/2015 10:46:28 AM - Updated: 12/21/2023 3:58:44 PM