Jean-Baptiste married Charlotte-Amable SYLVESTRE
25 January 1755
in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
.
Charlotte-Amable SYLVESTRE
was born
14 September 1736
in Sorel, Canada, New France .
Charlotte-Amable died
8 May 1763
in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada .
Charlotte-Amable was the child of Nicolas SYLVESTRE and Elisabeth LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES.
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Birth — 1731 19 October 1731 Sorel, Canada, New France
1755 Marriage / Partner Jean-Baptiste RIEL and Charlotte-Amable SYLVESTRE 25 January 1755 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)
He was 23 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.
1763 Death of Spouse/Partner Charlotte-Amable SYLVESTRE died 8 May 1763, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)
1767 Marriage / Partner Jean-Baptiste RIEL and Marie-Amable COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE 28 May 1767, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
He was 35 years old.
1768 Birth of Child Marie-Louise RIEL dite L'IRLANDE was born 1 April 1768, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Jean-Baptiste was 36 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.
Jean-Baptiste
RIEL
Charlotte-Amable SYLVESTRE
Birth — 1731
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.
1763 Death of Spouse/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)
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