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Birth — 1749 20 July 1749 Contrecœur, 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.
1772 Marriage / Partner Pierre TESSIER and Marguerite PION dite LAFONTAINE 9 November 1772 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
He was 23 years old.
1775 Birth of Child Marie TESSIER was born 29 April 1775, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Pierre was 25 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.
1781 Birth of Child Cecile TESSIER was born 9 April 1781, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Pierre
TESSIER
Marguerite PION dite LAFONTAINE
Birth — 1749
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.
1772 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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