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Birth — 1720 10 August 1720 Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
1752 Marriage / Partner Jacques LARRIVEE (ARRIVEE) and Louise PEPIN dite LAFORCE 7 February 1752, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
1756 Birth of Child Marie-Françoise LARRIVEE was born 6 May 1756, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Jacques was 35 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.
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.
1777 Marriage of Child Marie-Françoise LARRIVEE married 27 October 1777, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste VETU dit BELAIR
Jacques
LARRIVEE (ARRIVEE)
Louise PEPIN dite LAFORCE
Birth — 1720
1752 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)
1790 Death of Child
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