Marie-Catherine BABEU

(b. 9 May 1748 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 2 December 1790 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Catherine BABEU was born 9 May 1748 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Marie-Catherine BABEU was the child of Louis BABEU and Geneviève DENIGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Andre BABEU and Marie-Anne ROY (maternal) Pierre DENIGER dit SANSOUCY and Catherine TESTU

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

Marie-Catherine married Jean-Baptiste SENÉCAL 11 February 1765 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste SENÉCAL was born 20 December 1740 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Antoine SENÉCAL and Anne-Catherine BOURDEAU.

Marie-Catherine BABEU died 2 December 1790 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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Marie-Catherine BABEU married

Jean-Baptiste SENÉCAL-- Date: 11 February 1765 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste SENÉCAL was the child of Antoine SENÉCAL and Anne-Catherine BOURDEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste SENÉCAL and Marie-Catherine BABEU:

Jean SENECAL (b.18 October 1765, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 October 1829, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine PERRIER 30 June 1794 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1748 Birth
9 May 1748
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine BABEU and Jean-Baptiste SENÉCAL 11 February 1765, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 16 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Jean SENECAL was born 18 October 1765, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Catherine was 17 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.