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Birth — 1758 16 May 1758 Berthierville, 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.
1781 Marriage / Partner Geneviève ENOUILLE and François BRUNEL dit BEAUFORT 29 January 1781, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
She was 22 years old.
1781 Birth of Child François BRUNEL dit BEAUFORT was born 11 November 1781, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
Geneviève was 23 years old.
1783 Birth of Child Genevieve BRUNEL dite BEAUFORT was born 21 August 1783, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Geneviève
ENOUILLE
François BRUNEL dit BEAUFORT
Birth — 1758
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.
1781 Marriage / Partner
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
Death — 1827
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