When Marie CHALLES was born on 6 January 1738, in Banvou, Orne, Normandy, France, her father, Georges CHALLES, was 40 and her mother, Elisabeth Bertrand, was 24. She married Louis BARATTE on 23 January 1759, in Banvou, Orne, Normandy, France. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 12 June 1820, in her hometown, at the age of 82.
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After the battle of Saratoga France realized that America might be worth backing. They formed an alliance with the colonies and sent naval fleets to help with the war.
While Benjamin Franklin was the ambassador to France he negotiated with the French during the war to keep them on the American side. At the same time the Treaty of Paris was established.
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen.
Norman, English: see Challis .
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