Joseph FORCIER

Born

4 April 1720 , Yamaska, Canada, New France

Died

31 January 1777 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Joseph FORCIER

Explore parents, grandparents, spouses, children, and the family connections surrounding Joseph FORCIER.

Parents

Jacques FORCIER Marie-Jeanne HAREL

Grandparents

Explore grandparents

Spouse & Children

View family relationships2 recorded relationship(s)

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: 4 April 1720 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques FORCIER

Mother: Marie-Jeanne HAREL

Paternal grandparents: Pierre FORCIER , Marguerite GIRARD

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Marie-Victor-François HAREL , Marie-Madeleine PESCHER

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

Joseph married Agathe-Veronique PETIT 16 May 1740 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Agathe-Veronique PETIT was born 2 March 1716 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Agathe-Veronique died 20 March 1766 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Agathe-Veronique was the child of Pierre PETIT and Marguerite VERON.

Joseph married (2) Isabelle-Élisabeth HÉBERT dite LENOIR 1 February 1768 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Isabelle-Élisabeth HÉBERT dite LENOIR was born 9 February 1735 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Isabelle-Élisabeth died 6 April 1818 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Isabelle-Élisabeth was the child of Pierre HÉBERT dit LENOIR and Catherine-Agathe BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE.

Joseph FORCIER died 31 January 1777 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Joseph appear below.

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

A Glimpse into Everyday Life: The Average Man in 18th Century Quebec

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Spouse & Children of Joseph FORCIER

Hide Family & Children

Joseph FORCIER married

Agathe-Veronique PETIT
Marriage date: 16 May 1740
Marriage place: Yamaska, Canada, New France
Agathe-Veronique PETIT was the child of Pierre PETIT and Marguerite VERON

Children of Joseph FORCIER and Agathe-Veronique PETIT

Marie-Agathe FORCIER

Born: 3 October 1740, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 23 January 1788, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph HIRAGUE 19 April 1762 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Geneviève FORCIER

Born: 28 March 1743, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 26 May 1828, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Ignace HEBERT 1768 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Married: Nicolas SYLVESTRE 19 August 1771 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Joseph FORCIER

Born: 10 October 1747, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Louise JOYAL dite ST-QUENTIN 22 August 1774 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Married: Dorothee MONDOU (MONDOUX) 23 April 1804 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Pierre FORCIER

Born: 24 September 1752, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 9 June 1822, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Françoise LETENDRE 21 June 1779 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Catherine FORCIER

Born: 6 December 1754, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Antoine VALOIS 21 February 1775 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marguerite FORCIER

Born: abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit JOLY 15 July 1777 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph FORCIER married

Isabelle-Élisabeth HÉBERT dite LENOIR
Marriage date: 1 February 1768
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Isabelle-Élisabeth HÉBERT dite LENOIR was the child of Pierre HÉBERT dit LENOIR and Catherine-Agathe BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE

Children of Joseph FORCIER and Isabelle-Élisabeth HÉBERT dite LENOIR

Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle FORCIER

Born: 23 January 1769, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 August 1837, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Michel PARENTEAU 20 February 1786 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Angélique FORCIER

Born: 11 February 1771, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine PETIT dit GOBIN 7 March 1791 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel FORCIER

Born: 6 November 1772, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 May 1850, Yamaska, Canada East

Married: Victoire THERIAULT 5 November 1810 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Married: Françoise CARTIER 30 March 1818 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Married: Marie-Madeleine CARTIER 17 July 1838 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Thérèse FORCIER

Born: 19 October 1774, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Josephe FORCIER

Born: 30 July 1777, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste LOISEAU dit CARDIN 18 November 1793 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Joseph FORCIER.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Joseph FORCIER.

Hide Life & Records

How to read this timeline
Records about Joseph FORCIER and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Birth — 1720
4 April 1720
Yamaska, Canada, New France

1740 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FORCIER and Agathe-Veronique PETIT 16 May 1740 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 20 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe FORCIER was born 3 October 1740, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 20 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève FORCIER was born 28 March 1743, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 22 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Joseph FORCIER was born 10 October 1747, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Pierre FORCIER was born 24 September 1752, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 32 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine FORCIER was born 6 December 1754, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 34 years old.

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Agathe FORCIER married 19 April 1762, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Joseph HIRAGUE

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.

1766 Death of Spouse/Partner
Agathe-Veronique PETIT died 20 March 1766, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

1768 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FORCIER and Isabelle-Élisabeth HÉBERT dite LENOIR 1 February 1768, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 47 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle FORCIER was born 23 January 1769, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 48 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique FORCIER was born 11 February 1771, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 50 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève FORCIER married 19 August 1771, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Nicolas SYLVESTRE

1772 Birth of Child
Michel FORCIER was born 6 November 1772, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 52 years old.

1774 Marriage of Child
Joseph FORCIER married 22 August 1774, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Louise JOYAL dite ST-QUENTIN

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse FORCIER was born 19 October 1774, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 54 years old.

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine FORCIER married 21 February 1775, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Antoine VALOIS

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.