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Birth — 1738 18 February 1738 Sorel, Canada, New France
1761 Marriage / Partner Joseph PAUL HUS and Marguerite SICARD 12 January 1761, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)
He was 22 years old.
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.
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