François FORCIER

(b. 13 June 1740 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 6 March 1800 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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François FORCIER was born 13 June 1740 in Sorel, Canada, New France

François FORCIER was the child of Jacques FORCIER and Marie-Thérèse BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques FORCIER and Marie-Jeanne HAREL (maternal) Gilles BADAILLAC dit LAPLANTE and Marie-Françoise GIGUERE

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

François married Agathe HÉBERT 12 October 1761 in Yamaska, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Agathe HÉBERT was born 22 May 1740 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Agathe died 11 March 1808 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Agathe was the child of Leger HÉBERT and Marie-Charlotte CANTARA.

François FORCIER died 6 March 1800 in Yamaska, Lower 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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François FORCIER married

Agathe HÉBERT-- Date: 12 October 1761 Place: Yamaska, Canada
Agathe HÉBERT was the child of Leger HÉBERT and Marie-Charlotte CANTARA

Children of François FORCIER and Agathe HÉBERT:

Marie-Catherine FORCIER (b.24 April 1762, Yamaska, Canada d. 20 August 1801, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Louis BERGEVIN 8 April 1799 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Francois FORCIER (b.14 May 1764, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 February 1863, Saint-Aimé, Canada East )
m. Marguerite POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ 9 February 1795 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
m. Geneviève NIQUETTE 5 November 1839 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Catherine FORCIER (b.17 June 1769, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 August 1801, Yamaska, Lower Canada )

François-Noel FORCIER (b.25 December 1770, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Jacques FORCIER (b.abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite BELANGER 26 May 1800 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
m. Archange BADAYAC 14 April 1817 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Victoire FORCIER (b.abt. 1774, , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 February 1830, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Joseph-Louis GUILBAULT 10 November 1794 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Antoine FORCIER (b.19 March 1775, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Joseph FORCIER (b.18 October 1777, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Michel FORCIER (b.12 November 1778, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1740 Birth
13 June 1740
Sorel, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
François FORCIER and Agathe HÉBERT 12 October 1761, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 21 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine FORCIER was born 24 April 1762, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 21 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Francois FORCIER was born 14 May 1764, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 23 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine FORCIER was born 17 June 1769, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 29 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
François-Noel FORCIER was born 25 December 1770, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 30 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Antoine FORCIER was born 19 March 1775, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 34 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
Joseph FORCIER was born 18 October 1777, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 37 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Michel FORCIER was born 12 November 1778, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 38 years old.

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Marriage of Child
Victoire FORCIER married 10 November 1794, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Joseph-Louis GUILBAULT

1795 Marriage of Child
Francois FORCIER married 9 February 1795, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marguerite POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ

1799 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine FORCIER married 8 April 1799, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Louis BERGEVIN