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Birth — 1733 15 February 1733 La Pocatière, Canada, New France
1755 Marriage / Partner Jean-Maurice MORIN and Joephte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 10 February 1755 , La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)
He was 22 years old.
1758 Birth of Child Charlotte MORIN was born 24 January 1758, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada
Jean-Maurice was 24 years old.
1761 Birth of Child Catherine MORIN was born 14 January 1761, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada
Jean-Maurice was 27 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.
Jean-Maurice
MORIN
Joephte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES
Birth — 1733
1755 Marriage / Partner
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
Death — 1790
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