Francoise
AYOTTE
Toussaint LAFONTAINE Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Francoise's Québec records.
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Birth — 1755
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)1787 Birth of Child1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1812 Marriage of Child1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1819 Death of Spouse/Partner1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of EnglandDeath — 1825View charts and other tools for this ancestor and family.
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