Jean-Baptiste-Jacques FORCIER

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9 December 1742 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

25 August 1816 , Sorel, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste FORCIER Geneviève CHEVALIER

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Born: 9 December 1742 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste FORCIER

Mother: Geneviève CHEVALIER

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-Antoine FORCIER , Gertrude JOYAL

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste-Louis CHEVALIER , Francoise-Catherine LAVALLEE

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Jean-Baptiste-Jacques married Marie-Angelique PELLETIER dite ANTAYA 14 January 1765 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Angelique PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was born 1 November 1742 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Angelique died 14 May 1803 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Angelique was the child of Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marie-Louise LETENDRE.

Jean-Baptiste-Jacques FORCIER died 25 August 1816 in Sorel, 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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Marie-Angelique PELLETIER dite ANTAYA
Marriage date: 14 January 1765
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Angelique PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was the child of Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marie-Louise LETENDRE

Children of Jean-Baptiste-Jacques FORCIER and Marie-Angelique PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

Angélique-Veronique FORCIER

Born: 23 October 1765, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 August 1824, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques HUS MILET (MILLET) BEAUCHEMIN 8 November 1790 Place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Catherine FORCIER

Born: 15 July 1767, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 November 1809, Sorel, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste FORCIER

Born: 24 April 1769, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 December 1840, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Marie PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX 13 October 1806 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada

Augustin FORCIER

Born: 13 January 1772, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 March 1856, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Marguerite HUS PAUL 21 October 1799 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada

Joseph FORCIER

Born: 7 May 1774, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 May 1843, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Catherine DESORCY dite LINCOURT 5 November 1804 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1742
9 December 1742
Sorel, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste-Jacques FORCIER and Marie-Angelique PELLETIER dite ANTAYA 14 January 1765, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 22 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Angélique-Veronique FORCIER was born 23 October 1765, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste-Jacques was 22 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Catherine FORCIER was born 15 July 1767, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste-Jacques was 24 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORCIER was born 24 April 1769, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste-Jacques was 26 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Augustin FORCIER was born 13 January 1772, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste-Jacques was 29 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Joseph FORCIER was born 7 May 1774, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste-Jacques was 31 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Angélique-Veronique FORCIER married 8 November 1790, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada to Jacques HUS MILET (MILLET) BEAUCHEMIN

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1799 Marriage of Child
Augustin FORCIER married 21 October 1799, Sorel, Lower Canada to Marguerite HUS PAUL

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