Jacques FORCIER

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10 February 1682 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

5 June 1750 , Yamaska, Canada, New France

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Pierre FORCIER Marguerite GIRARD

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Born: 10 February 1682 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre FORCIER

Mother: Marguerite GIRARD

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

Jacques married Marie-Jeanne HAREL 10 October 1706 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Jeanne HAREL was born 1 March 1687 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Marie-Jeanne died 23 May 1769 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Jeanne was the child of Jean-Marie-Victor-François HAREL and Marie-Madeleine PESCHER.

Jacques FORCIER died 5 June 1750 in Yamaska, Canada, New France .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Jacques FORCIER married

Marie-Jeanne HAREL
Marriage date: 10 October 1706
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Jeanne HAREL was the child of Jean-Marie-Victor-François HAREL and Marie-Madeleine PESCHER

Marriage notes:

Marriage not found in Drouin Collection at Saint-Francois-du-Lac. Records are sparse for this timeframe.

PRDH does not have record of this marriage, however there are records of the baptisms of their children, the first one at Saint-Francois-du-Lac in 1711.

Jacques Forcier and Jeanne Harel

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Children of Jacques FORCIER and Marie-Jeanne HAREL

Marie-Charlotte FORCIER

Born: 23 July 1707 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 28 June 1744 , Yamaska, Canada, New France

Married: François MARET (MARETTE) dit RICHARD 8 January 1725 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre TESSIER 7 January 1732 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jacques FORCIER

Born: 16 May 1709, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 14 January 1798, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Thérèse BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE 11 January 1734 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Married: Louise JOYAL 9 June 1756 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise FORCIER

Born: 26 May 1711 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 19 June 1790, , Québec Province, Canada

Pierre-Alexandre FORCIER

Born: 28 February 1713, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 10 November 1793 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Jerome-Perronne PATRY 24 January 1746 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise BASTIEN 16 August 1763 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jean-Philippe FORCIER

Born: 19 September 1715 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Geneviève FORCIER

Born: 19 November 1717 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Ignace TESSIER 7 January 1732 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph FORCIER

Born: 4 April 1720 , Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 31 January 1777, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Agathe-Veronique PETIT 16 May 1740 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Married: Isabelle-Élisabeth HÉBERT dite LENOIR 1 February 1768 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François FORCIER

Born: 19 April 1724 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 16 March 1781, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Geneviève GIGUERE 12 February 1748 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marguerite FORCIER

Born: 14 May 1727 , Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 28 September 1798, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Olivier-François NADEAU 3 April 1742 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Pierre FORCIER

Born: January 1729, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 15 August 1730, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Catherine FORCIER

Born: abt. 1732, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Marguerite FORCIER

Born: abt. 1734, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1682
10 February 1682
Sorel, Canada, New France

1682 Baptism
Baptism found at Saint Pierre de Sorel, Quebec in Drouin Collection

18 Feb 1682

Jacques Forcier, son of Pierre and Marg. Girard
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1706 Marriage / Partner
Jacques FORCIER and Marie-Jeanne HAREL 10 October 1706, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte FORCIER was born 23 July 1707 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 25 years old.

1709 Birth of Child
Jacques FORCIER was born 16 May 1709, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 27 years old.

1711 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise FORCIER was born 26 May 1711 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 29 years old.

1713 Birth of Child
Pierre-Alexandre FORCIER was born 28 February 1713, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jacques was 31 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1715 Birth of Child
Jean-Philippe FORCIER was born 19 September 1715 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 33 years old.

1717 Birth of Child
Geneviève FORCIER was born 19 November 1717 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 35 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Birth of Child
Joseph FORCIER was born 4 April 1720 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jacques was 38 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
François FORCIER was born 19 April 1724 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 42 years old.

1725 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte FORCIER married 8 January 1725, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to François MARET (MARETTE) dit RICHARD

1727 Birth of Child
Marguerite FORCIER was born 14 May 1727 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jacques was 45 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Pierre FORCIER was born January 1729, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 46 years old.

1732 Marriage of Child
Geneviève FORCIER married 7 January 1732 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Ignace TESSIER

1732 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte FORCIER married 7 January 1732, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Pierre TESSIER

1734 Marriage of Child
Jacques FORCIER married 11 January 1734, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie-Thérèse BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE

1740 Marriage of Child
Joseph FORCIER married 16 May 1740 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Agathe-Veronique PETIT

1742 Marriage of Child
Marguerite FORCIER married 3 April 1742, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Olivier-François NADEAU