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Birth — 1740 2 December 1740 Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
1761 Marriage / Partner Marie-Catherine FRIGON and Louis DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS 20 June 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
She was 20 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.
1768 Birth of Child Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit DESILETS was born 23 July 1768, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Marie-Catherine was 27 years old.
1770 Birth of Child Pierre DESILETS was born 20 July 1770, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Marie-Catherine was 29 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.
1817 Death of Spouse/Partner Louis DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS died 5 August 1817, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Marie-Catherine
FRIGON
Louis DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS
Birth — 1740
1761 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)
1817 Death of Spouse/Partner
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