Marie-Madeleine married Joseph FORGET dit DESPATIE
27 September 1762
in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada
.
Joseph FORGET dit DESPATIE
was born
11 November 1728
in Lachenaie, Canada, New France .
Joseph died
9 June 1790
in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .
Joseph was the child of Pierre FORGET and Marie-Louise CHARPENTIER.
Marie-Madeleine MASSON died
4 April 1818
in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Lower Canada .
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Birth — 1735 9 February 1735 Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
1762 Marriage / Partner Marie-Madeleine MASSON and Joseph FORGET dit DESPATIE 27 September 1762 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*
She was 27 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.
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.
1790 Death of Spouse/Partner Joseph FORGET dit DESPATIE died 9 June 1790, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
Marie-Madeleine
MASSON
Joseph FORGET dit DESPATIE
Birth — 1735
1762 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.
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)
1790 Death of Spouse/Partner
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