Catherine FORGET

(b. 4 February 1727 , Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. 30 April 1767 , Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Catherine FORGET was born 4 February 1727 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Catherine 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

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Catherine married Philippe CHARBONNEAU 11 January 1751 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Philippe CHARBONNEAU was born abt. 1729 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Philippe was the child of Jean CHARBONNEAU and Marie-Anne CHARPENTIER.

Catherine married (2) Joseph ROLARD 6 October 1760 in Terrebonne, Canada . Joseph ROLARD was born abt. 1723 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne).

Catherine FORGET died 30 April 1767 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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Catherine FORGET married

Philippe CHARBONNEAU-- Date: 11 January 1751 Place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Philippe CHARBONNEAU was the child of Jean CHARBONNEAU and Marie-Anne CHARPENTIER

Children
Jerome CHARBONNEAU
Philippe CHARBONNEAU
Louis CHARBONNEAU
Joseph CHARBONNEAU
Dominique CHARBONNEAU

Children of Philippe CHARBONNEAU and Catherine FORGET:

Marie-Catherine CHARBONNEAU (b.12 May 1751 , Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. , )

Pierre-Andre CHARBONNEAU (b.30 September 1752, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. , )

Catherine FORGET married

Joseph ROLARD-- Date: 6 October 1760 Place: Terrebonne, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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1727 Birth
4 February 1727
Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1751 Marriage / Partner
Catherine FORGET and Philippe CHARBONNEAU 11 January 1751, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

She was 23 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine CHARBONNEAU was born 12 May 1751 , Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Catherine was 24 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Pierre-Andre CHARBONNEAU was born 30 September 1752, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Catherine was 25 years old.

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Catherine FORGET and Joseph ROLARD 6 October 1760, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

She was 33 years old.

1760 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1760 marriage

Cyprien Tanguay's Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes

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.