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Birth — 1717 20 March 1717 Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
1757 Birth of Child Marie-Anne DEJORDY dite DESILETS was born 10 July 1757, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada
Louis was 40 years old.
1762 Birth of Child Marie-Charlotte-Genevieve DEJORDY dite DESILETS was born 21 June 1762, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Louis was 45 years old.
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.
1767 Birth of Child Antoine MOREAU dit DEJORDY was born 5 June 1767, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Louis was 50 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.
1778 Marriage of Child Marie-Anne DEJORDY dite DESILETS married 2 February 1778, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada to Francois LANGLOIS dit LACHAPELLE
1782 Marriage of Child Marie-Charlotte-Genevieve DEJORDY dite DESILETS married 8 April 1782, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada to François-Simon BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS
Louis
DEJORDY (DESJODY)
Marie-Anne PICHÉ dite LAMUSETTE
Birth — 1717
1751 Marriage / 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)
Death — 1785
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