Gabriel FORGET

Born

15 May 1715 , Laval, Canada, New France

Died

29 November 1792 , Terrebonne, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste FORGET dit DESPATITS Jeanne BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN)

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Born: 15 May 1715 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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Gabriel married Marie-Renee MENARD 24 October 1740 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Renee MENARD was born 14 March 1719 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Renee died 6 April 1793 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada. Marie-Renee was the child of Louis MENARD and Marie-Anne FEVRIER.

Gabriel FORGET died 29 November 1792 in Terrebonne, Lower Canada .
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Gabriel FORGET married

Marie-Renee MENARD
Marriage date: 24 October 1740
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marie-Renee MENARD was the child of Louis MENARD and Marie-Anne FEVRIER

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Children of Gabriel FORGET and Marie-Renee MENARD

Gabriel FORGET

Born: 30 July 1741, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: 18 October 1821, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada

Married: Thérèse TESSIER 10 January 1763 Place: Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Jean-Baptiste FORGET

Born: 1 March 1743, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Catherine FORGET

Born: abt. 1745, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Agathe FORGET

Born: 14 April 1749, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Angelique FORGET

Born: 7 June 1751, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: 30 December 1798, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada

Agathe FORGET

Born: abt. 1754, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: 18 December 1822, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph GAUVREAU 18 July 1774 Place: Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Louis FORGET

Born: 22 February 1755, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: 23 January 1831, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte ROY 9 February 1790 Place: Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada

François FORGET

Born: 6 March 1757, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Josephe FORGET

Born: 19 October 1758, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Louis-Joseph FORGET

Born: 6 September 1760, Terrebonne, Canada
Died: 1 August 1832, Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe-Agathe LESSARD 10 August 1778 Place: Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

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Birth — 1715
15 May 1715
Laval, Canada, New France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel FORGET and Marie-Renee MENARD 24 October 1740 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 25 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Gabriel FORGET was born 30 July 1741, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Gabriel was 26 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORGET was born 1 March 1743, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Gabriel was 27 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe FORGET was born 14 April 1749, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Gabriel was 33 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Angelique FORGET was born 7 June 1751, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Gabriel was 36 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Louis FORGET was born 22 February 1755, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Gabriel was 39 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
François FORGET was born 6 March 1757, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Gabriel was 41 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe FORGET was born 19 October 1758, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Gabriel was 43 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph FORGET was born 6 September 1760, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Gabriel was 45 years old.

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Gabriel FORGET married 10 January 1763, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Thérèse TESSIER

1774 Marriage of Child
Agathe FORGET married 18 July 1774, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Joseph GAUVREAU

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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Louis-Joseph FORGET married 10 August 1778, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Marie-Josephe-Agathe LESSARD

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Louis FORGET married 9 February 1790, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte ROY

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