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Birth — 1738 27 March 1738 Repentigny, 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.
1766 Marriage / Partner François FOUCAULT and Marie-Josephe-Madeleine ÉTHIER 12 May 1766, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)
He was 28 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.
1779 Birth of Child Marie-Charlotte FOUCAULT was born 22 April 1779, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)
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Marie-Josephe-Madeleine ÉTHIER
Birth — 1738
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 Marriage / Partner
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)
Death — 1819
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