Louis FORGET

Born

17 October 1734 , Laval, Canada, New France

Died

13 October 1780 , Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 17 October 1734 in Laval, Canada, New France

Parents of Louis FORGET

Father

Jean-Baptiste FORGET

Mother

Thérèse THIBAULT

Grandparents of Louis FORGET

Paternal grandparents

Jacques FORGET Jeanne ROSSIGNOL

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas THIBAULT Anne BADEAU (BADAULT)

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

Louis married Angelique GINGRAS 17 October 1763 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . Angelique GINGRAS was born 25 January 1743 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France. Angelique died 12 February 1817 in Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada. Angelique was the child of Jean-Baptiste GINGRAS and Marthe PICHE.

Louis FORGET died 13 October 1780 in Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis FORGET

Louis FORGET married

Angelique GINGRAS
Marriage date: 17 October 1763
Marriage place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Angelique GINGRAS was the child of Jean-Baptiste GINGRAS and Marthe PICHE

Children of Louis FORGET and Angelique GINGRAS

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1734
17 October 1734
Laval, Canada, New France

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

1763 Marriage / Partner
Louis FORGET and Angelique GINGRAS 17 October 1763, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

He was 29 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.

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.