Antoine
FORCIER
Born
11 July 1781
,
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
5 June 1850
,
Saint-David, Canada East
Parents & Family of Antoine FORCIER
Parents of Antoine FORCIER
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Mother
Grandparents of Antoine FORCIER
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m. Leblanc Helene
WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation: cultivateur
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Spouses, Marriages & Children of Antoine FORCIER
Antoine FORCIER married Helene LEBLANC
Marriage date: 6 February 1815
Marriage place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Helene LEBLANC was the child of Joseph LEBLANC and Genevieve BENOIT
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Helene LEBLANCMarriage date: 6 February 1815
Marriage place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Helene LEBLANC was the child of Joseph LEBLANC and Genevieve BENOIT
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Antoine FORCIER and Helene LEBLANC
RESEARCH CONTEXT
Québec Genealogy Notes
Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Antoine's Québec records.
Québec Place Names Through History
Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.
- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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Birth — 178111 July 1781
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1815 Marriage / PartnerAntoine FORCIER and Helene LEBLANC 6 February 1815, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
He was 33 years old.
1816 Birth of ChildHelene FORCIER was born 7 January 1816, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Antoine was 34 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1818 Birth of ChildMarie FORCIER was born 6 January 1818, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Antoine was 36 years old.
1820 Birth of ChildMarguerite FORCIER was born 21 January 1820, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Antoine was 38 years old.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1822 Birth of ChildAngelique FORCIER was born 4 July 1822, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Antoine was 41 years old.
1824 Birth of ChildAntoine FORCIER was born 6 July 1824, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Antoine was 43 years old.
1826 Birth of ChildJoseph FORCIER was born 15 October 1826, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Antoine was 45 years old.
1828 Birth of ChildJosephte FORCIER was born 24 September 1828, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Antoine was 47 years old.
1830 Death of ChildJosephte FORCIER died 26 February 1830, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Antoine was 48 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1831 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste FORCIER was born 21 March 1831, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Antoine was 49 years old.
1832 Death of ChildJean-Baptiste FORCIER died 19 June 1832, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Antoine was 50 years old.
1833 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste FORCIER was born 10 September 1833, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Antoine was 52 years old.
1834 Death of ChildAntoine FORCIER died 29 May 1834, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Antoine was 52 years old.
1836 Birth of ChildAntoine FORCIER was born 1 July 1836, Saint-David, Québec, Canada (Saint-David-de-Yamaska)
Antoine was 55 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1846 Death of ChildHelene FORCIER died 15 February 1846, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)
Antoine was 64 years old.
Death — 18505 June 1850
Saint-David, Canada East
He died at the age of 68.
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