François married Marie NAULT
14 October 1748
in Deschambault, Canada, New France
.
Marie NAULT
was born
6 July 1731
in Deschambault, Canada, New France .
Marie died
28 February 1801
in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada .
Marie was the child of Claude NAU (NAULT) and Elisabeth-Ursule BENOIT dite ABEL.
François PLEAU died
28 July 1801
in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada .
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Recorded occupation:Cultivateur
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He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer. Source: tfcq.ca
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Birth — 1724 12 February 1724 Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
1748 Marriage / Partner François PLEAU and Marie NAULT 14 October 1748, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)
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.
François
PLEAU
Marie NAULT
Birth — 1724
1748 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 — 1801
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