Jean-Francois married Marie-Anne PELLETIER
2 December 1730
in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
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The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne PELLETIER
was born
19 November 1708
in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France .
Marie-Anne died
7 May 1751
in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France .
Marie-Anne was the child of Noel PELLETIER and Marie-Anne THIBODEAU (THIBOUTOT).
Jean-Francois GAGNON died
13 June 1799
in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada .
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Birth — 1707 12 February 1707 Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1754 Marriage of Child Marie-Louise GAGNON married 14 October 1754, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France to Jean-Baptiste HUDON dit BEAULIEU
1756 Marriage of Child Marie-Anne GAGNON married 3 November 1756, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France to Pierre LAVOIE
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.
Jean-Francois
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Marie-Anne PELLETIER
Birth — 1707
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1730 Marriage / Partner
1751 Death of Spouse/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)
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