Joseph FORCIER

Born

abt. 1706 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Died

21 January 1770 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph-Antoine FORCIER Gertrude JOYAL

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Born: abt. 1706 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Antoine FORCIER

Mother: Gertrude JOYAL

Paternal grandparents: Pierre FORCIER , Marguerite GIRARD

Maternal grandparents: Jacques-Louis JOYAL dit BERGERAT (JOUIEL) , Marie-Gertrude MORAL

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Joseph married Agathe GAGNÉ dite POITEVIN 3 February 1729 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agathe GAGNÉ dite POITEVIN was born abt. 1700 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Agathe died 13 June 1748 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Agathe was the child of François GAGNÉ dit POITEVIN and Jeanne VANASSE.

Joseph married (2) Marie-Anne GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS 13 August 1748 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS was born 6 January 1703 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean GUILBAULT-GRANDBOIS and Marie-Louise DASSYLVA (DASYLVA).

Joseph FORCIER died 21 January 1770 in Saint-François-du-Lac, 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Joseph FORCIER married

Agathe GAGNÉ dite POITEVIN
Marriage date: 3 February 1729
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Agathe GAGNÉ dite POITEVIN was the child of François GAGNÉ dit POITEVIN and Jeanne VANASSE

Children of Joseph FORCIER and Agathe GAGNÉ dite POITEVIN

Marie-Charlotte FORCIER

Born: abt. 1740, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean BRISSET (BRISSETTE) 21 November 1763 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Joseph FORCIER married

Marie-Anne GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS
Marriage date: 13 August 1748
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS was the child of Jean GUILBAULT-GRANDBOIS and Marie-Louise DASSYLVA (DASYLVA)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1729 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FORCIER and Agathe GAGNÉ dite POITEVIN 3 February 1729, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

1748 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FORCIER and Marie-Anne GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS 13 August 1748, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

1748 Death of Spouse/Partner
Agathe GAGNÉ dite POITEVIN died 13 June 1748, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte FORCIER married 21 November 1763, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Jean BRISSET (BRISSETTE)

Death — 1770
21 January 1770
Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada

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