Jean-Baptiste FORGET

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14 September 1712 , Laval, Canada, New France

Died

3 April 1787 , Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste FORGET dit DESPATITS Jeanne BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN)

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Born: 14 September 1712 in Laval, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste FORGET dit DESPATITS

Mother: Jeanne BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN)

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas FORGET dit DESPATITS , Marie-Madeleine MARTIN

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) , Marie-Charlotte CHAUVIN

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Anne MENARD 29 October 1738 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Anne MENARD was born 28 July 1716 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Anne died 29 October 1793 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Louis MENARD and Marie-Anne FEVRIER.

Jean-Baptiste FORGET died 3 April 1787 in Terrebonne, 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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Jean-Baptiste FORGET married

Marie-Anne MENARD
Marriage date: 29 October 1738
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne MENARD was the child of Louis MENARD and Marie-Anne FEVRIER

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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 — 1712
14 September 1712
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

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

He was 26 years old.

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

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

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

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

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

Jean-Baptiste was 39 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)

Jean-Baptiste was 72 years old.

Death — 1787
3 April 1787
Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 74.

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