Marie-Geneviève FORCIER

Born

30 November 1745 , Yamaska, Canada, New France

Died

21 June 1788 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques FORCIER Marie-Thérèse BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE

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Born: 30 November 1745 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques FORCIER

Mother: Marie-Thérèse BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE

Paternal grandparents: Jacques FORCIER , Marie-Jeanne HAREL

Maternal grandparents: Gilles BADAILLAC dit LAPLANTE , Marie-Françoise GIGUERE

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Marie-Geneviève married Gabriel GIRARD dit LAFLEUR 21 June 1762 in Yamaska, Canada . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Gabriel GIRARD dit LAFLEUR was born 10 December 1728 in Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, Lorraine, France. Gabriel died 16 June 1801 in Montréal, Lower Canada .

Marie-Geneviève FORCIER died 21 June 1788 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Marie-Geneviève FORCIER married

Gabriel GIRARD dit LAFLEUR
Marriage date: 21 June 1762
Marriage place: Yamaska, Canada

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Children of Gabriel GIRARD dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Geneviève FORCIER

Marie-Louise-Therese GIRARD dite LAFLEUR

Born: 28 November 1763, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 March 1807, Sorel, Lower Canada

Gabriel GIRARD

Born: 17 June 1765, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Genevieve GIRARD dite LAFLEUR

Born: 10 March 1768, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 May 1823, Montréal, Lower Canada

Marguerite-Aimee GERARD dite LAFLEUR

Born: 17 February 1771, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Pierre-Basile GERARD dit LAFLEUR

Born: 18 October 1772, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Josephe-Louise GERARD dite LAFLEUR

Born: 29 April 1774, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste MARTINEAU 10 June 1806 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada

Gabriel GERARD dit LAFLEUR

Born: 8 December 1775, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 April 1788, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Agathe GERARD dite LAFLEUR

Born: 15 April 1777, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 April 1777, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Alexandre GERARD dit LAFLEUR

Born: 10 June 1778, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Agathe GERARD dite LAFLEUR

Born: 22 February 1780, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 July 1780, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Amable GERARD dit LAFLEUR

Born: 26 July 1781, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 January 1859, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Archange BADAILLAC 3 July 1810 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada

Catherine GIRARD dite LAFLEUR

Born: 16 November 1782, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Françoise GIRARD dite LAFLEUR

Born: 26 August 1785, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph GIRARD dit LAFLEUR

Born: 19 April 1787, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 July 1787, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

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1763–1791: Province of Québec
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Birth — 1745
30 November 1745
Yamaska, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève FORCIER and Gabriel GIRARD dit LAFLEUR 21 June 1762, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 16 years old.

1762 marriage

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

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 Child
Marie-Louise-Therese GIRARD dite LAFLEUR was born 28 November 1763, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Geneviève was 18 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Gabriel GIRARD was born 17 June 1765, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Geneviève was 19 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Genevieve GIRARD dite LAFLEUR was born 10 March 1768, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Geneviève was 22 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Aimee GERARD dite LAFLEUR was born 17 February 1771, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Geneviève was 25 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Pierre-Basile GERARD dit LAFLEUR was born 18 October 1772, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Geneviève was 26 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe-Louise GERARD dite LAFLEUR was born 29 April 1774, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Geneviève was 28 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Gabriel GERARD dit LAFLEUR was born 8 December 1775, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Geneviève was 30 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Agathe GERARD dite LAFLEUR was born 15 April 1777, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Geneviève was 31 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Alexandre GERARD dit LAFLEUR was born 10 June 1778, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Geneviève was 32 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Agathe GERARD dite LAFLEUR was born 22 February 1780, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Geneviève was 34 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Amable GERARD dit LAFLEUR was born 26 July 1781, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Geneviève was 35 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Catherine GIRARD dite LAFLEUR was born 16 November 1782, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Geneviève was 36 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Françoise GIRARD dite LAFLEUR was born 26 August 1785, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Geneviève was 39 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Joseph GIRARD dit LAFLEUR was born 19 April 1787, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Geneviève was 41 years old.