Francois FORGET

(b. 2 February 1731 , Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 10 October 1805 , Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada )

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Francois FORGET was born 2 February 1731 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Francois FORGET was the child of Jean-Baptiste FORGET and Thérèse THIBAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques FORGET and Jeanne ROSSIGNOL (maternal) Nicolas THIBAULT and Anne BADEAU (BADAULT)

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Francois married Marie-Anne VAILLANCOURT 24 January 1763 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne VAILLANCOURT was born 21 October 1743 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Anne died 21 March 1764 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima). Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Madeleine CADIEUX.

Francois married (2) Therese GINGRAS 18 January 1768 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . Therese GINGRAS was born 29 August 1737 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Therese died 6 November 1821 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. Therese was the child of Jean-Baptiste GINGRAS and Marthe PICHE.

Francois FORGET died 10 October 1805 in Saint-Eustache, 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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Francois FORGET married

Marie-Anne VAILLANCOURT-- Date: 24 January 1763 Place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne VAILLANCOURT was the child of Joseph VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Madeleine CADIEUX

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Francois FORGET married

Therese GINGRAS-- Date: 18 January 1768 Place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Therese GINGRAS was the child of Jean-Baptiste GINGRAS and Marthe PICHE

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1731 Birth
2 February 1731
Terrebonne, Canada, New France

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Francois FORGET and Marie-Anne VAILLANCOURT 24 January 1763, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

He was 31 years old.

1764 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne VAILLANCOURT died 21 March 1764, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

1768 Marriage / Partner
Francois FORGET and Therese GINGRAS 18 January 1768, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

He was 36 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.