Joseph FORGUES

Born

12 July 1720 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Died

28 October 1767 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph FORGUES Jeanne-Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE

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Born: 12 July 1720 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph FORGUES

Mother: Jeanne-Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE

Paternal grandparents: Joseph FORGUES , Marie BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Maternal grandparents: Charles PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE , Jeanne COULOMBE

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Joseph married Marie-Josephe DENIS dite LAPIERRE 1 February 1745 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe DENIS dite LAPIERRE was born 16 July 1724 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France. Marie-Josephe was the child of Joseph DENIS dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Jeanne-Anne CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ.

Joseph FORGUES died 28 October 1767 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Marie-Josephe DENIS dite LAPIERRE
Marriage date: 1 February 1745
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe DENIS dite LAPIERRE was the child of Joseph DENIS dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Jeanne-Anne CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ

Children of Joseph FORGUES and Marie-Josephe DENIS dite LAPIERRE

Joseph FORGUES

Born: 1 May 1755, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Dorothée DUTOUR 22 June 1778 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1720
12 July 1720
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FORGUES and Marie-Josephe DENIS dite LAPIERRE 1 February 1745 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Joseph FORGUES was born 1 May 1755, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 34 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.