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Birth — 1702 24 April 1702 Batiscan, Canada, New France
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of 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 - 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.
Death — 1779 9 December 1779 Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada He died at the age of 77.
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