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Birth — 1714 28 April 1714 Montréal, Canada, New France
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1755 Marriage of Child Françoise BROSSARD married 30 January 1755, Montréal, Canada, New France to Joseph DASSYLVA
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 Death of Child Françoise BROSSARD died 9 February 1784, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Urbain was 69 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1791 Death of Spouse/Partner Françoise SERAT dite COQUILLARD died 23 February 1791, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Urbain
BROSSARD
Françoise SERAT dite COQUILLARD
Birth — 1714
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1736 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)
1784 Death of Child
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