Marie-Marguerite RACINE

Born

6 September 1772 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

18 April 1846 , Longueuil, Canada East

Marie-Marguerite married Augustin FORGUES 17 February 1794 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Augustin FORGUES was born 19 March 1767 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada. Augustin died 8 July 1832 in Longueuil, Lower Canada . Augustin was the child of Michel FORGUES and Marie-Josephte GOSSELIN .

Parents & Family of Marie-Marguerite RACINE

Parents of Marie-Marguerite RACINE

Father

François RACINE

Mother

Angélique DENIGER

Grandparents of Marie-Marguerite RACINE

Paternal grandparents

François RACINE Geneviève VEAU

Maternal grandparents

Laurent DENIGER Angélique LONGTIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Marguerite RACINE

Marie-Marguerite RACINE married

Augustin FORGUES
Marriage date: 17 February 1794
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Augustin FORGUES was the child of Michel FORGUES and Marie-Josephte GOSSELIN

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 — 1772
6 September 1772
La Prairie, 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
Marie-Marguerite RACINE and Augustin FORGUES 17 February 1794, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 21 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)

Marie-Marguerite was 42 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