Helene married Jean PARE
30 January 1747
in Château-Richer, Canada, New France
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The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean PARE
was born
11 March 1719
in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France .
Jean died
11 May 1762
in Montréal, Canada .
Jean was the child of François PARÉ and Claire LACROIX.
Helene GAGNON died
26 July 1791
in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada.
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Birth — 1719 28 September 1719 Château-Richer, Canada, New France
1759 Birth of Child François PARE was born 7 August 1759, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Helene was 39 years old.
1762 Death of Spouse/Partner Jean PARE died 11 May 1762, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
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.
1782 Marriage of Child François PARE married 5 August 1782, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie THIBAULT
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Jean PARE
Birth — 1719
1747 Marriage / Partner
1762 Death of Spouse/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)
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