Jean-Baptiste FORGUES

Born

24 July 1729 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

5 May 1799 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Joseph FORGUES Jeanne-Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE

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Born: 24 July 1729 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph FORGUES

Mother: Jeanne-Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE

Paternal grandparents: Joseph FORGUES , Marie BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Maternal grandparents: Charles PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE , Jeanne COULOMBE

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Anne CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ 20 January 1749 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ was born 9 April 1726 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Anne died 10 June 1775 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Leonard CLEMENT dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Jeanne MORISSET.

Jean-Baptiste FORGUES died 5 May 1799 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Jean-Baptiste FORGUES married

Marie-Anne CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ
Marriage date: 20 January 1749
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ was the child of Leonard CLEMENT dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Jeanne MORISSET

Children of Jean-Baptiste FORGUES and Marie-Anne CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ

Jean-Michel FORGUES

Born: 14 January 1752, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 15 December 1810, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Helene ROY 25 October 1773 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1729
24 July 1729
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FORGUES and Marie-Anne CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ 20 January 1749, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 19 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jean-Michel FORGUES was born 14 January 1752, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 22 years old.

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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Jean-Michel FORGUES married 25 October 1773, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Helene ROY

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ died 10 June 1775, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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.