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Birth — 1754 19 May 1754 Cap-Santé, 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 - 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.
1776 Marriage / Partner Josephte LAMOTHE and Joseph FRENET (FRENETTE) 22 July 1776, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)
She was 22 years old.
1780 Birth of Child Françoise FRENETTE was born 3 December 1780, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)
Josephte was 26 years old.
1782 Birth of Child Marguerite FRENET (FRENETTE) was born 24 September 1782, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)
Josephte
LAMOTHE
Joseph FRENET (FRENETTE)
Birth — 1754
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.
1776 Marriage / Partner
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
Death — 1825
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