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Birth — 1756 5 March 1756 Boucherville, 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 Marriage / Partner Elisabeth LACOSTE and Toussaint AUBERTIN 30 January 1775, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
She was 18 years old.
1775 Birth of Child Toussaint AUBERTIN was born 5 November 1775, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Elisabeth was 19 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.
Elisabeth
LACOSTE
Toussaint AUBERTIN
Birth — 1756
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 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 — 1812
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