Jacques
FORCIER
Born
17 November 1734
,
Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died
19 September 1820
,
Yamaska, Lower Canada
Parents & Family of Jacques FORCIER
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Born: 17 November 1734 in Yamaska, Canada, New France
Father:
Jacques FORCIER
Paternal grandparents:
Jacques FORCIER
, Marie-Jeanne HAREL
Maternal grandparents:
Gilles BADAILLAC dit LAPLANTE
, Marie-Françoise GIGUERE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jacques married Marie-Anne PETIT 19 February 1760 in Yamaska, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne PETIT was born 27 August 1737 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Anne died 8 November 1768 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste PETIT and Marguerite GAMELIN dite CHATEAUVIEUX.
Jacques married (2) Angélique CARON 7 January 1771 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Angélique CARON was born 9 January 1749 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Angélique was the child of Alexandre CARON and Barbe LANGLOIS.
Jacques FORCIER died 19 September 1820 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Jacques appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Jacques FORCIER
Jacques FORCIER married 
Marie-Anne PETIT
Marriage date: 19 February 1760
Marriage place: Yamaska, Canada
Marie-Anne PETIT was the child of Jean-Baptiste PETIT and Marguerite GAMELIN dite CHATEAUVIEUX
Marie-Anne PETITMarriage date: 19 February 1760
Marriage place: Yamaska, Canada
Marie-Anne PETIT was the child of Jean-Baptiste PETIT and Marguerite GAMELIN dite CHATEAUVIEUX
Children of Jacques FORCIER and Marie-Anne PETIT
Marie-Anne FORCIERBorn: 30 August 1763, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 November 1804, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Lower Canada
Died: 23 November 1804, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Lower Canada
Married: Pierre-Denis LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES 23 June 1788 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Married: Antoine POULIOT (POUILLOT) 6 October 1794 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Michel FORCIERBorn: 30 May 1768, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Charlotte QUIRIAULT dite TARDIF (KIRIEAU) (TIRIOT) 1 July 1797 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Jacques FORCIER married Angélique CARON
Marriage date: 7 January 1771
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Angélique CARON was the child of Alexandre CARON and Barbe LANGLOIS
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Angélique CARONMarriage date: 7 January 1771
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Angélique CARON was the child of Alexandre CARON and Barbe LANGLOIS
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Jacques FORCIER and Angélique CARON
Joseph FORCIERBorn: 28 October 1771, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Marie-Josephte LEBRUN 9 February 1795 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Angélique FORCIERBorn: 6 December 1772, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Marie-Louise FORCIERBorn: 4 January 1774, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Francois COTNOIR 20 April 1795 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Marie-Therese FORCIERBorn: 30 April 1775, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 January 1801, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: 6 January 1801, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Married: Jean-Baptiste DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS 11 February 1793 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Jean-Baptiste FORCIERBorn: 25 September 1776, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1864, Saint-David, Canada East
Died: abt. 1864, Saint-David, Canada East
Married: Marie QUIRIAULT dite TARDIF (KIRIEAU) (TIRIOT) 6 July 1807 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Marguerite FORCIERBorn: 20 February 1778, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 September 1843, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Died: 26 September 1843, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Married: Joseph COUTURIER 12 November 1798 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Bonaventure FORCIERBorn: 12 March 1779, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Antoine FORCIERMarried: Helene LEBLANC 6 February 1815 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Marie FORCIERBorn: 21 March 1786, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 February 1844, Saint-David, Canada East
Died: 25 February 1844, Saint-David, Canada East
Married: Joseph BOISSEL 18 February 1805 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Geneviève FORCIERBorn: 11 November 1788, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Theodore SALOIS dit CAYA 5 November 1810 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
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Birth — 173417 November 1734
Yamaska, Canada, New France
1760 Marriage / PartnerJacques FORCIER and Marie-Anne PETIT 19 February 1760, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
He was 25 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 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne FORCIER was born 30 August 1763, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Jacques was 28 years old.
1768 Birth of ChildMichel FORCIER was born 30 May 1768, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Jacques was 33 years old.
1768 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Anne PETIT died 8 November 1768, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
1771 Marriage / PartnerJacques FORCIER and Angélique CARON 7 January 1771, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
He was 36 years old.
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1771 marriage (part 1)
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1771 marriage (part 2)
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1771 Birth of ChildJoseph FORCIER was born 28 October 1771, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Jacques was 36 years old.
1772 Birth of ChildAngélique FORCIER was born 6 December 1772, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Jacques was 38 years old.
1774 Birth of ChildMarie-Louise FORCIER was born 4 January 1774, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Jacques was 39 years old.
1775 Birth of ChildMarie-Therese FORCIER was born 30 April 1775, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Jacques was 40 years old.
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.1776 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste FORCIER was born 25 September 1776, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Jacques was 41 years old.
1778 Birth of ChildMarguerite FORCIER was born 20 February 1778, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Jacques was 43 years old.
1779 Birth of ChildBonaventure FORCIER was born 12 March 1779, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Jacques was 44 years old.
1781 Birth of ChildAntoine FORCIER was born 11 July 1781, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Jacques was 46 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1786 Birth of ChildMarie FORCIER was born 21 March 1786, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Jacques was 51 years old.
1788 Marriage of ChildMarie-Anne FORCIER married 23 June 1788 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Pierre-Denis LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES
1788 Birth of ChildGeneviève FORCIER was born 11 November 1788, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Jacques was 54 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1793 Marriage of ChildMarie-Therese FORCIER married 11 February 1793, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Jean-Baptiste DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS
1794 Marriage of ChildMarie-Anne FORCIER married 6 October 1794 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Antoine POULIOT (POUILLOT)
1795 Marriage of ChildJoseph FORCIER married 9 February 1795, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie-Josephte LEBRUN
1795 Marriage of ChildMarie-Louise FORCIER married 20 April 1795 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Francois COTNOIR
1797 Marriage of ChildMichel FORCIER married 1 July 1797 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Charlotte QUIRIAULT dite TARDIF (KIRIEAU) (TIRIOT)
1798 Marriage of ChildMarguerite FORCIER married 12 November 1798 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Joseph COUTURIER
1801 Death of ChildMarie-Therese FORCIER died 6 January 1801, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Jacques was 66 years old.
1804 Death of ChildMarie-Anne FORCIER died 23 November 1804, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)
Jacques was 70 years old.
1805 Marriage of ChildMarie FORCIER married 18 February 1805 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Joseph BOISSEL
1807 Marriage of ChildJean-Baptiste FORCIER married 6 July 1807, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie QUIRIAULT dite TARDIF (KIRIEAU) (TIRIOT)
1810 Marriage of ChildGeneviève FORCIER married 5 November 1810, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Theodore SALOIS dit CAYA
1815 Marriage of ChildAntoine FORCIER married 6 February 1815, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Helene LEBLANC
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.Death — 182019 September 1820
Yamaska, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 85.
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