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Birth — 1734 3 February 1734 Beaumont, Canada, New France
1753 Marriage / Partner Marguerite TURGEON and Joseph COUTURE dit BELLERIVE 5 November 1753, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)
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 Birth of Child Charles COUTURE dit BELLERIVE was born 24 April 1765, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)
Marguerite was 31 years old.
1769 Birth of Child Etienne COUTURE was born 17 September 1769, La Durantaye, Québec, Canada
Marguerite was 35 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.
Marguerite
TURGEON
Joseph COUTURE dit BELLERIVE
Birth — 1734
1753 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)
1788 Death of Spouse/Partner
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