Michel FORGET

(b. 29 March 1705 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 23 June 1765 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Michel FORGET was born 29 March 1705 in Laval, Canada, New France

Michel FORGET was the child of Jean-Baptiste FORGET dit DESPATITS and Jeanne BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas FORGET dit DESPATITS and Marie-Madeleine MARTIN (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and Marie-Charlotte CHAUVIN

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Michel married Madeleine-Angélique MIGNERON 17 January 1735 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Madeleine-Angélique MIGNERON was born 2 January 1711 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Madeleine-Angélique died 26 July 1786 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Madeleine-Angélique was the child of Pierre MIGNERON and Marie-Anne CHARRON dite LAFERRIÈRE.

Michel FORGET died 23 June 1765 in Montréal, Province of Québec, 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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Michel FORGET married

Madeleine-Angélique MIGNERON-- Date: 17 January 1735 Place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Madeleine-Angélique MIGNERON was the child of Pierre MIGNERON and Marie-Anne CHARRON dite LAFERRIÈRE

Children of Michel FORGET and Madeleine-Angélique MIGNERON:

Marie-Anne FORGET (b.13 November 1735, Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. , )

Michel FORGET dit DESPATITS (b.29 March 1737, Laval, Canada, New France d. 21 April 1807, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada)

Joseph-Pascal FORGET (b.29 March 1739, Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. 31 July 1813, Chambly, Lower Canada )

Marie-Louise FORGET dite DESPATITS (b.10 December 1744, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 26 September 1791, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste LAUZON 4 October 1773 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1705 Birth
29 March 1705
Laval, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1735 Marriage / Partner
Michel FORGET and Madeleine-Angélique MIGNERON 17 January 1735, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

He was 29 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne FORGET was born 13 November 1735, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Michel was 30 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Michel FORGET dit DESPATITS was born 29 March 1737, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Michel was 32 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Joseph-Pascal FORGET was born 29 March 1739, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Michel was 34 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise FORGET dite DESPATITS was born 10 December 1744, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Michel was 39 years old.

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.