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Recorded occupation:Meunier
The meunier, or miller, was a person who owned and/or operated a mill — a machine used to grind a cereal crop to make flour. He oversaw all the operations that went into milling grain. Then, he bagged the flour, weighed it, stored it as needed, and collected revenue from it. Source: tfcq.ca
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Birth — 1751 27 May 1751 Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France
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.
Revolutionary War
PERAULT,Michael. Capt. Clark's Ill. Reg., rec. 4000 acres from Va., March 1784 (IllTr). Fr-Can???
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.
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