François FORCIER

Born

13 June 1740 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

6 March 1800 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of François FORCIER

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Born: 13 June 1740 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Parents of François FORCIER

Father

Jacques FORCIER

Mother

Marie-Thérèse BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE

Grandparents of François FORCIER

Paternal grandparents

Jacques FORCIER Marie-Jeanne HAREL

Maternal grandparents

Gilles BADAILLAC dit LAPLANTE Marie-Françoise GIGUERE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Agathe HÉBERT 12 October 1761 in Yamaska, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Agathe HÉBERT was born 22 May 1740 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France. Agathe died 11 March 1808 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . Agathe was the child of Leger HÉBERT and Marie-Charlotte CANTARA.

François FORCIER died 6 March 1800 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François FORCIER

François FORCIER married

Agathe HÉBERT
Marriage date: 12 October 1761
Marriage place: Yamaska, Canada
Agathe HÉBERT was the child of Leger HÉBERT and Marie-Charlotte CANTARA

Children of François FORCIER and Agathe HÉBERT

Marie-Catherine FORCIER

Born: 24 April 1762, Yamaska, Canada
Died: 20 August 1801, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Louis BERGEVIN 8 April 1799 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

Francois FORCIER

Born: 14 May 1764, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 February 1863, Saint-Aimé, Canada East

Married: Marguerite POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ 9 February 1795 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève NIQUETTE 5 November 1839 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

Marie-Catherine FORCIER

Born: 17 June 1769, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 August 1801, Yamaska, Lower Canada

François-Noel FORCIER

Born: 25 December 1770, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Jacques FORCIER

Born: abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite BELANGER 26 May 1800 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Archange BADAYAC 14 April 1817 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

Victoire FORCIER

Born: abt. 1774, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 8 February 1830, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Joseph-Louis GUILBAULT 10 November 1794 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

Marie-Antoine FORCIER

Born: 19 March 1775, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph FORCIER

Born: 18 October 1777, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Michel FORCIER

Born: 12 November 1778, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1740
13 June 1740
Sorel, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage / Partner
François FORCIER and Agathe HÉBERT 12 October 1761, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 21 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine FORCIER was born 24 April 1762, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 21 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Francois FORCIER was born 14 May 1764, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 23 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine FORCIER was born 17 June 1769, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 29 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
François-Noel FORCIER was born 25 December 1770, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 30 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Antoine FORCIER was born 19 March 1775, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 34 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.