Marguerite married Joseph-Amable SYLVESTRE
8 April 1771
in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
.
The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph-Amable SYLVESTRE
was born
2 May 1751
in Berthierville, Canada, New France .
Joseph-Amable died
15 February 1826
in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.
Joseph-Amable was the child of Nicolas SYLVESTRE and Marie-Charlotte DIZY dite MONPLAISIR.
Marguerite VALOIS died
21 May 1809
in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.
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Birth — 1747 20 October 1747 Sorel, 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.
1771 Marriage / Partner Marguerite VALOIS and Joseph-Amable SYLVESTRE 8 April 1771, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
She was 23 years old.
1773 Birth of Child Louis SYLVESTRE was born 21 October 1773, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Marguerite was 26 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.
Marguerite
VALOIS
Joseph-Amable SYLVESTRE
Birth — 1747
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.
1771 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)
Death — 1809
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