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Birth — 1734 11 July 1734 Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
1761 Marriage / Partner Geneviève MATTE and Jean GALARNEAU 12 January 1761, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)
She was 26 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.
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.
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