Jacques
VIAU
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Born: 29 June 1743 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Jacques VIAU died 22 February 1786 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada.
m. Goyer Marie-Louise-Josephte
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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Birth — 174329 June 1743
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, 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.
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)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 178622 February 1786
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 42.
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Last updated: 8/10/2019 11:30:16 AM
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