François FORCIER

Born

19 April 1724 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Died

16 March 1781 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques FORCIER Marie-Jeanne HAREL

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Born: 19 April 1724 in Saint-François-du-Lac, 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

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François married Geneviève GIGUERE 12 February 1748 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Geneviève GIGUERE was born 7 July 1730 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . Geneviève was the child of Louis GIGUERE and Élisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS.

François FORCIER died 16 March 1781 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Geneviève GIGUERE
Marriage date: 12 February 1748
Marriage place: Yamaska, Canada, New France
Geneviève GIGUERE was the child of Louis GIGUERE and Élisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of François FORCIER and Geneviève GIGUERE

François-Regis FORCIER

Born: 12 December 1748, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Jeanne FORCIER

Born: 23 February 1750, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean FOREST 7 January 1765 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Dorothee FORCIER

Born: 27 September 1751, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Josephte FORCIER

Born: 1 November 1752, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Elisabeth FORCIER

Born: 8 August 1754, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Thérèse FORCIER

Born: 22 October 1756, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 5 June 1792, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine PÉTRIN 22 August 1774 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre FORCIER

Born: 13 August 1758, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 3 August 1835, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Jeanne ST-GERMAIN 17 October 1785 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-François FORCIER

Born: 11 January 1760, Yamaska, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Catherine MONDOU 13 May 1782 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Agathe FORCIER

Born: 28 June 1761, Yamaska, Canada
Died: ,

Geneviève-Josephte FORCIER

Born: 21 October 1762, Yamaska, Canada
Died: ,

Geneviève FORCIER

Born: 1 August 1764, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste FORCIER

Born: 11 September 1768, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Geneviève FORCIER

Born: 29 May 1770, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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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 — 1724
19 April 1724
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
François FORCIER and Geneviève GIGUERE 12 February 1748 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 23 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
François-Regis FORCIER was born 12 December 1748, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 24 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne FORCIER was born 23 February 1750, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 25 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Dorothee FORCIER was born 27 September 1751, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 27 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte FORCIER was born 1 November 1752, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 28 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth FORCIER was born 8 August 1754, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 30 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse FORCIER was born 22 October 1756, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 32 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Pierre FORCIER was born 13 August 1758, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 34 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Jean-François FORCIER was born 11 January 1760, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 35 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Agathe FORCIER was born 28 June 1761, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 37 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Geneviève-Josephte FORCIER was born 21 October 1762, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 38 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
Geneviève FORCIER was born 1 August 1764, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 40 years old.

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne FORCIER married 7 January 1765, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean FOREST

1768 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORCIER was born 11 September 1768, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 44 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève FORCIER was born 29 May 1770, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 46 years old.

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse FORCIER married 22 August 1774, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada to Antoine PÉTRIN

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.