Joseph FORCIER

Born

7 May 1774 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

13 May 1843 , Sorel, Canada East

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Jean-Baptiste-Jacques FORCIER Marie-Angelique PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

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Born: 7 May 1774 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste-Jacques FORCIER

Mother: Marie-Angelique PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste FORCIER , Geneviève CHEVALIER

Maternal grandparents: Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA , Marie-Louise LETENDRE

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Joseph married Catherine DESORCY dite LINCOURT 5 November 1804 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine DESORCY dite LINCOURT was born 15 April 1782 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Catherine died 13 July 1829 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Catherine was the child of Pierre DÉSORCY and Francoise ST-MARTIN.

Joseph FORCIER died 13 May 1843 in Sorel, Canada East .

m. 5 Nov 1804, L'Ile-Dupas, Berthier, Quebec, Canada
Catherine Desorcy
(1782–1829)

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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.

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Catherine DESORCY dite LINCOURT
Marriage date: 5 November 1804
Marriage place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada
Catherine DESORCY dite LINCOURT was the child of Pierre DÉSORCY and Francoise ST-MARTIN

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Children of Joseph FORCIER and Catherine DESORCY dite LINCOURT

Pierre FORCIER

Born: 29 June 1807, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 26 July 1850, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne COURNOYER 30 September 1834 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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Birth — 1774
7 May 1774
Sorel, 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)

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

1804 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FORCIER and Catherine DESORCY dite LINCOURT 5 November 1804, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

He was 30 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Pierre FORCIER was born 29 June 1807, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph was 33 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