Marie-Anne MENARD

Born

28 July 1716 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

29 October 1793 , Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada

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Louis MENARD Marie-Anne FEVRIER

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Born: 28 July 1716 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Father: Louis MENARD

Mother: Marie-Anne FEVRIER

Paternal grandparents: Jacques MENARD dit LAFONTAINE , Catherine FORESTIER (FORTIER)

Maternal grandparents: Christophe FEVRIER dit LACROIX , Marie MARTIN

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Marie-Anne married Jean-Baptiste FORGET 29 October 1738 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean-Baptiste FORGET was born 14 September 1712 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Jean-Baptiste died 3 April 1787 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste FORGET dit DESPATITS and Jeanne BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN).

Marie-Anne MENARD died 29 October 1793 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Marie-Anne MENARD married

Jean-Baptiste FORGET
Marriage date: 29 October 1738
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste FORGET was the child of Jean-Baptiste FORGET dit DESPATITS and Jeanne BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN)

Children of Jean-Baptiste FORGET and Marie-Anne MENARD

Jean-Baptiste FORGET dit DESPATITS

Born: 1 August 1739, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite BERLOIN dite NANTEL 16 June 1766 Place: Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Marie-Anne FORGET dite DESPATITS

Born: 6 June 1744, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: 18 June 1785, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: François MAILLET dit BACANAL 15 November 1762 Place: Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Joseph-Marie FORGET dit DESPATITS

Born: abt. 1747, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Cecile FORGET dite DESPATITS

Born: 5 September 1751, Mascouche, Canada, New France
Died: 4 August 1793, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada

Marie-Louise FORGET dite DESPATITS

Born: abt. 1763, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 25 January 1849, Mascouche, Canada East

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Birth — 1716
28 July 1716
Boucherville, Canada, New France

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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne MENARD and Jean-Baptiste FORGET 29 October 1738, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

She was 22 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORGET dit DESPATITS was born 1 August 1739, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Marie-Anne was 23 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne FORGET dite DESPATITS was born 6 June 1744, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Marie-Anne was 27 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Cecile FORGET dite DESPATITS was born 5 September 1751, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

Marie-Anne was 35 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne FORGET dite DESPATITS married 15 November 1762, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to François MAILLET dit BACANAL

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORGET dit DESPATITS married 16 June 1766, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Marguerite BERLOIN dite NANTEL

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)

1785 Death of Child
Marie-Anne FORGET dite DESPATITS died 18 June 1785, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Marie-Anne was 68 years old.

1787 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste FORGET died 3 April 1787, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

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

Death — 1793
29 October 1793
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 77.

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