Catherine FORCIER

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14 June 1751 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

22 May 1832 , Sorel, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste FORCIER Geneviève CHEVALIER

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Born: 14 June 1751 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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Catherine married Pierre-Ignace HUS PAUL 18 September 1769 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre-Ignace HUS PAUL was born abt. 1746 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre-Ignace was the child of Joseph HUS PAUL and Geneviève DERAINVILLE.

Catherine FORCIER died 22 May 1832 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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Pierre-Ignace HUS PAUL
Marriage date: 18 September 1769
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre-Ignace HUS PAUL was the child of Joseph HUS PAUL and Geneviève DERAINVILLE

Children of Pierre-Ignace HUS PAUL and Catherine FORCIER

Marguerite HUS PAUL

Born: 26 April 1775, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 March 1844, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Paul PLANTE 12 November 1792 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph PAUL HUS

Born: 5 June 1782, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 May 1851, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Marie-Josephe POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ 26 October 1812 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1751
14 June 1751
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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Catherine FORCIER and Pierre-Ignace HUS PAUL 18 September 1769, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 18 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marguerite HUS PAUL was born 26 April 1775, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Catherine was 23 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.

1782 Birth of Child
Joseph PAUL HUS was born 5 June 1782, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Catherine was 30 years old.

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Marguerite HUS PAUL married 12 November 1792, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Paul PLANTE

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

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

1812 Marriage of Child
Joseph PAUL HUS married 26 October 1812, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie-Josephe POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ

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

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

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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