Marguerite FORCIER

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12 December 1807 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

Died

6 July 1862 ,

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Born: 12 December 1807 in Yamaska, Lower Canada

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

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Marguerite married Louis BENOIT 7 January 1823 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis BENOIT was born abt. 1801 in Québec Province, Canada.

Marguerite FORCIER died 6 July 1862
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Marguerite FORCIER married

Louis BENOIT
Marriage date: 7 January 1823
Marriage place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Children of Louis BENOIT and Marguerite FORCIER

Joseph BENOIT

Born: 11 April 1836, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: September 1870, St Albert, North West Territories (Alberta), Canada

Married: Olive BELLEROSE 27 October 1868

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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 — 1807
12 December 1807
Yamaska, Lower Canada

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

1823 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite FORCIER and Louis BENOIT 7 January 1823, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 15 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1836 Birth of Child
Joseph BENOIT was born 11 April 1836, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marguerite was 28 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser