Augustin FORGUES

Born

19 March 1767 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

8 July 1832 , Longueuil, Lower Canada

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Born: 19 March 1767 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Augustin FORGUES

Father

Michel FORGUES

Mother

Marie-Josephte GOSSELIN

Grandparents of Augustin FORGUES

Paternal grandparents

Joseph FORGUES Jeanne-Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE

Maternal grandparents

Pierre-Joseph GOSSELIN Marie-Josephte CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ

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

Augustin married Marie-Marguerite RACINE 17 February 1794 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite RACINE was born 6 September 1772 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Marguerite died 18 April 1846 in Longueuil, Canada East . Marie-Marguerite was the child of François RACINE and Angélique DENIGER.

Augustin FORGUES died 8 July 1832 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Augustin FORGUES

Augustin FORGUES married

Marie-Marguerite RACINE
Marriage date: 17 February 1794
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Marie-Marguerite RACINE was the child of François RACINE and Angélique DENIGER

Children of Augustin FORGUES and Marie-Marguerite RACINE

Urbain FORGUES

Born: 16 May 1815, Longueuil, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite ROY 9 February 1836 Place: Saint-Rémi, Lower Canada

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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 — 1767
19 March 1767
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Marriage / Partner
Augustin FORGUES and Marie-Marguerite RACINE 17 February 1794, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 26 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1815 Birth of Child
Urbain FORGUES was born 16 May 1815, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Augustin was 48 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England