Marie-Claire
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Born: 5 April 1745 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Marie-Claire ROY died 17 January 1820 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada .
20 février 1775, St-Vallier, Bellechasse, Québec
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
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Birth — 17455 April 1745
Saint-Vallier, 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.
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)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Death — 182017 January 1820
Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 74.
Record added: 3/30/2022 5:00:00 PM
Last updated: 3/30/2022 5:00:00 PM
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