Richard
HOUGHTON
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Birth — 1764
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)1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1798 Marriage / Partner1798 Birth of Child1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Death — 1827View charts and other tools for this ancestor and family.
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