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Birth — 1739 6 January 1739 Contrecœur, Canada, New France
1762 Marriage / Partner Joseph ARCHAMBAULT and Desanges MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE 18 November 1762, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
He was 23 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.
1763 Birth of Child Joseph ARCHAMBAULT was born 12 September 1763, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Joseph was 24 years old.
1766 Birth of Child Jean-Baptiste ARCHAMBAULT was born 19 June 1766, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Joseph was 27 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.
1782 Birth of Child Louis-Henry ARCHAMBAULT was born 3 January 1782, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
1784 Marriage of Child Joseph ARCHAMBAULT married 5 July 1784, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise LUSSIER
1787 Marriage of Child Jean-Baptiste ARCHAMBAULT married 15 October 1787, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephe ALLARD
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
Joseph
ARCHAMBAULT
Desanges MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE
Birth — 1739
1762 Marriage / Partner
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.
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
Death — 1802
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