Augustin FORCIER

Born

13 January 1772 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

14 March 1856 , Sorel, Canada East

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

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Born: 13 January 1772 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

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Augustin married Marguerite HUS PAUL 21 October 1799 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marguerite HUS PAUL was born 12 September 1780 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marguerite died 26 October 1822 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marguerite was the child of Paul-Ignace HUS PAUL and Françoise FAFARD dite JOINVILLE.

Augustin FORCIER died 14 March 1856 in Sorel, Canada East .
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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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Spouse & Children of Augustin FORCIER

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Augustin FORCIER married

Marguerite HUS PAUL
Marriage date: 21 October 1799
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Marguerite HUS PAUL was the child of Paul-Ignace HUS PAUL and Françoise FAFARD dite JOINVILLE

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Augustin FORCIER and Marguerite HUS PAUL

Marie-Marguerite FORCIER

Born: 17 March 1801, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 11 May 1884, Sorel, Québec, Canada

Married: Antoine DELARD (DELLARD) 7 January 1823 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Mathieu FORCER

Born: 15 May 1805, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste FORCIER

Born: 7 September 1805, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Louise FORCIER

Born: 9 January 1809, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Sophie FORCIER

Born: 1 October 1810, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Veronique FORCIER

Born: 26 April 1812, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Maxime FORCIER

Born: 5 March 1814, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Esther-Marceline LEROUX dite PROVENCAL 21 September 1841 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Adelaide FORCIER

Born: 9 May 1815, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Anne FORCIER

Born: 1 April 1817, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Emmanuel FORCIER

Born: 7 May 1818, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 6 September 1818, Sorel, Lower Canada

Theotiste FORCIER

Born: 19 September 1819, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 1 November 1819, Sorel, Lower Canada

Julie FORCIER

Born: 11 October 1822, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1772
13 January 1772
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)

1799 Marriage / Partner
Augustin FORCIER and Marguerite HUS PAUL 21 October 1799, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 27 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite FORCIER was born 17 March 1801, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Augustin was 29 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Mathieu FORCER was born 15 May 1805, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Augustin was 33 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORCIER was born 7 September 1805, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Augustin was 33 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Louise FORCIER was born 9 January 1809, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Augustin was 37 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Sophie FORCIER was born 1 October 1810, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Augustin was 38 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Veronique FORCIER was born 26 April 1812, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Augustin was 40 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Maxime FORCIER was born 5 March 1814, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Augustin was 42 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Adelaide FORCIER was born 9 May 1815, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Augustin was 43 years old.

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

1817 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne FORCIER was born 1 April 1817, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Augustin was 45 years old.

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Birth of Child
Emmanuel FORCIER was born 7 May 1818, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Augustin was 46 years old.

1819 Birth of Child
Theotiste FORCIER was born 19 September 1819, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Augustin was 47 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1822 Birth of Child
Julie FORCIER was born 11 October 1822, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Augustin was 50 years old.

1822 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite HUS PAUL died 26 October 1822, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1823 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite FORCIER married 7 January 1823, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Antoine DELARD (DELLARD)

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)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

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

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1841 Marriage of Child
Maxime FORCIER married 21 September 1841, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Esther-Marceline LEROUX dite PROVENCAL

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)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

Death — 1856
14 March 1856
Sorel, Canada East
He died at the age of 84.

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