Ancestry of
Celine Dion

Singer and Songwriter

Marie Julie Chenay

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• • 3rd Great-grandmother of Celine Dion — 6th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 33 
  • Father:
  • Francois Chenay 
  • Mother:
  • Elisabeth Boulet   
  • Birth Date:
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  • Christening Date:
  • 12 Jul 1805 
  • Christening Location:
  • Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada 
  • Death Date:
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  • Burial Date:
  • 20 Sep 1878 
  • Burial Location:
  • Cap-Chat Saint-Norbert, Québec, Canada 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Joseph Dion
  • Marriage Date:
  • 5 Feb 1833 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Cathédrale St-Germain, Rimouski, Québec, Canada 
  • Child:

  Joseph Dion (Ahnentafel No:16 )

  • Notes: 

  • Marie-Julie Chenay's maiden name is also seen as Chainel.

• Sources for Marie Julie Chenay

  • ¹ Canada Census, Canada East, 1851, Rimouski County, Matane, Image 18 of 60.
  • ² Canada Census, Quebec, 1871, Rimouski East, St Jérome, Image 11 of 50.
  • ³ Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Marriage record for son Joseph Dion and Marcelline Létourneau.
  • ⁴ Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Baptism for son Joseph Dion.
  • ⁵ Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Marriage record for Joseph Dion and Julie Chenelle.
  • ⁶ Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Burial record for Julie Chenel.
  • ⁷ Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Baptism for Marie Julie Chainel.

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