François
NICOLAS
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Born: abt. 1740 in Canada
François was a Native American/First Nation.
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François NICOLAS died 26 September 1820 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada .
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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.
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Death — 182026 September 1820
Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
5 January 1821 • parish cemetery of Saint-Jean-Baptiste and Saint-Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Tracadie
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Last updated: 6/22/2023 11:06:16 AM
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