Jean-Michel FORGUES

Born

14 January 1752 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Died

15 December 1810 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste FORGUES Marie-Anne CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ

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Born: 14 January 1752 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste FORGUES

Mother: Marie-Anne CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ

Paternal grandparents: Joseph FORGUES , Jeanne-Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE

Maternal grandparents: Leonard CLEMENT dit LABONTÉ , Marie-Jeanne MORISSET

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Jean-Michel married Helene ROY 25 October 1773 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Helene ROY was born abt. 1755 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Helene died 10 February 1817 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Helene was the child of Pierre ROY and Marie-Helene BIDET.

Jean-Michel FORGUES died 15 December 1810 in Saint-Michel-de-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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Helene ROY
Marriage date: 25 October 1773
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Helene ROY was the child of Pierre ROY and Marie-Helene BIDET

Children of Jean-Michel FORGUES and Helene ROY

Helene FORGUES

Born: 26 August 1774, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 October 1855, St-Lazare, Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste COTE 26 April 1797 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe FORGUES

Born: 2 November 1788, La Durantaye, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 October 1851, La Durantaye, Canada East

Married: Joseph-Marie CHAMBERLAND 10 January 1809 Place: La Durantaye, Québec, Canada

Charles FORGUES

Born: 27 October 1796, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine BARRETTE 31 August 1819 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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Birth — 1752
14 January 1752
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Michel FORGUES and Helene ROY 25 October 1773, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Helene FORGUES was born 26 August 1774, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Michel was 22 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.