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Birth — 1748 20 August 1748 L'Assomption, 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.
1775 Marriage / Partner Pierre RICHARD and Rose MULOUIN 9 January 1775, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
He was 26 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.
1780 Birth of Child Marie-Desanges RICHARD was born 27 December 1780, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Pierre
RICHARD
Rose MULOUIN
Birth — 1748
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 Marriage / 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)
Death — 1809
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