Marie-Catherine
CAYA (CAILLA)
Born: 2 June 1748 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Joseph HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX
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Birth — 1748
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.
1777 Marriage / Partner1778 Birth of Child1779 Birth of Child1782 Birth of Child
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)1784 Birth of Child1786 Birth of Child1788 Birth of Child1789 Birth of Child
1790 Death of Child1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1800 Marriage of Child1804 Marriage of Child1815 Death of Child1817 Death of Spouse/Partner1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1818 Marriage of Child1818 Marriage of Child1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1832 Marriage of ChildView charts and other tools for this ancestor and family.
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