Marie-Geneviève FORCIER

Born

28 March 1743 , Yamaska, Canada, New France

Died

26 May 1828 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

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Joseph FORCIER Agathe-Veronique PETIT

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Born: 28 March 1743 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph FORCIER

Mother: Agathe-Veronique PETIT

Paternal grandparents: Jacques FORCIER , Marie-Jeanne HAREL

Maternal grandparents: Pierre PETIT , Marguerite VERON

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Marie-Geneviève married Ignace HEBERT abt. 1768 in Québec Province, Canada . Ignace HEBERT was born 31 December 1742 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Ignace died 17 December 1768 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Ignace was the child of Leger HÉBERT and Marie-Charlotte CANTARA.

Marie-Geneviève married (2) Nicolas SYLVESTRE 19 August 1771 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada . Nicolas SYLVESTRE was born 22 August 1723 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Nicolas died 30 June 1801 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Nicolas was the child of Nicolas SYLVESTRE and Elisabeth LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES.

Marie-Geneviève FORCIER died 26 May 1828 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.
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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.

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Marie-Geneviève FORCIER married

Ignace HEBERT
Marriage date: abt. 1768
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Ignace HEBERT was the child of Leger HÉBERT and Marie-Charlotte CANTARA

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Marie-Geneviève FORCIER married

Nicolas SYLVESTRE
Marriage date: 19 August 1771
Marriage place: Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Nicolas SYLVESTRE was the child of Nicolas SYLVESTRE and Elisabeth LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

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Birth — 1743
28 March 1743
Yamaska, Canada, New France

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

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.

1768 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ignace HEBERT died 17 December 1768, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1771 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève FORCIER and Nicolas SYLVESTRE 19 August 1771, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

She was 28 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.