Pierre
FORCIER
Born
Died
18 May 1690
,
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
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Born: abt. 1648 in St Aubin Parish, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
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Mother:
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Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1674.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marguerite GIRARD abt. 1674 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marguerite GIRARD was born 1 January 1643 in Boulogne Sur Mer, Picardie, France. Marguerite died February 1716 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).
Pierre FORCIER died 18 May 1690 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France.
son of Guillaume Forcier and Sebastienne Gaulthier
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Pierre FORCIER
Pierre FORCIER married 
Marguerite GIRARD
Marriage date: abt. 1674
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Marguerite GIRARDMarriage date: abt. 1674
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Marriage notes:
St-Pierre de Sorel
Marriage not found at Saint-Pierre-de-Sorel in Drouin Collection for this date. Only baptism records appear to be available.
PRDH has no record of this marriage, however there are records of the baptisms of their children, the first one being in 1675 at Sorel.
Pierre Forcier and Marguerite Girard
Children of Pierre FORCIER and Marguerite GIRARD
Marthe FORCIERBorn: 10 February 1675 , Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 25 February 1703, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 25 February 1703, Montréal, Canada, New France
Married: Pierre BILLERON dit LAFATIGUE 8 October 1692 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Joseph-Antoine FORCIERBorn: 20 January 1677 , Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 6 May 1741, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 6 May 1741, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Married: Gertrude JOYAL 19 February 1703 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Married: Marie-Anne CHAPDELAINE 9 August 1734 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
Rene FORCIER 
Pierre FORCIER
Jacques FORCIERMarried: Marie-Jeanne HAREL 10 October 1706 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Marguerite FORCIERMarried: René DANIS dit TOURANGEAU 28 January 1705 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Jean-Baptiste FORCIERBorn: 9 February 1687, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 9 January 1689, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 9 January 1689, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Charlotte FORCIERBorn: 1 April 1689, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: ,
Died: ,
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1675 Birth of ChildMarthe FORCIER was born 10 February 1675 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1677 Birth of ChildJoseph-Antoine FORCIER was born 20 January 1677 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1680 Birth of ChildPierre FORCIER was born 25 April 1680, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1681 Canadian Census Seigneurie de St.-Francois
Pierre Forcier, 33
Marguerite Girard, sa femme, 32
enfants:
Joseph, 5
Marie, 3
Pierre, 1
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
Pierre Forcier, 33
Marguerite Girard, sa femme, 32
enfants:
Joseph, 5
Marie, 3
Pierre, 1
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
1682 Birth of ChildJacques FORCIER was born 10 February 1682, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1684 Birth of ChildMarguerite FORCIER was born 6 April 1684 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1687 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste FORCIER was born 9 February 1687, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1689 Death of ChildJean-Baptiste FORCIER died 9 January 1689, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
1689 Birth of ChildCharlotte FORCIER was born 1 April 1689, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
1689 Death of ChildPierre FORCIER died 25 July 1689, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1690 Death
Saint-Francois-du-Lac
Pierre Forcier, 18 May
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Saint-Francois-du-Lac
Pierre Forcier, 18 May
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
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