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Birth — 1747 25 April 1747 Kamouraska, 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.
1774 Marriage / Partner Antoine PARADIS and Marie-Anne GUERET dite DUMONT 1 August 1774, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
He was 27 years old.
1775 Birth of Child Catherine PARADIS was born 6 June 1775, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
Antoine was 28 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.
Antoine
PARADIS
Marie-Anne GUERET dite DUMONT
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.
1774 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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