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Birth — 1742 12 April 1742 Rivière-du-Loup, Canada, New France
1763 Marriage / Partner Jean-Baptiste PICHETTE and Catherine CHEVALIER dite LAMIRANDE 14 February 1763, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)
He 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.
1766 Birth of Child Joseph PICHET (PICHETTE) was born 23 October 1766, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)
Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.
1768 Birth of Child Alexis PICHET (PICHETTE) was born 7 September 1768, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)
Jean-Baptiste 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.
Jean-Baptiste
PICHETTE
Catherine CHEVALIER dite LAMIRANDE
Birth — 1742
1763 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)
1792 Death of Spouse/Partner
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