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Birth — 1723 12 January 1723 Verchères, Canada, New France
1742 Marriage / Partner Geneviève DANSEREAU and François-Marie CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIERE 3 April 1742 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
She was 19 years old.
1744 Birth of Child Catherine CHAPDELAINE dite PRINCE was born 30 September 1744, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
Geneviève was 21 years old.
1750 Birth of Child Pierre-Francois CHAPDELAINE was born 26 June 1750, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
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.
1773 Marriage of Child Pierre-Francois CHAPDELAINE married 12 July 1773, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie Rose (Rosalie) PÉLOQUIN dite FÉLIX
1773 Death of Spouse/Partner François-Marie CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIERE died 17 October 1773, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
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 Death of Child Pierre-Francois CHAPDELAINE died 21 May 1776, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Geneviève was 53 years old.
1779 Marriage of Child Catherine CHAPDELAINE dite PRINCE married 11 October 1779, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada to Francois GIARD
Geneviève
DANSEREAU
François-Marie CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIERE
Birth — 1723
1742 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.
1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
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)
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