Joseph FORCIER

(b. 4 April 1720 , Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 31 January 1777 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph FORCIER was born 4 April 1720 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Joseph FORCIER was the child of Jacques FORCIER and Marie-Jeanne HAREL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre FORCIER and Marguerite GIRARD (maternal) Jean-Marie-Victor-François HAREL and Marie-Madeleine PESCHER

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

Joseph married Agathe-Veronique PETIT 16 May 1740 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Agathe-Veronique PETIT was born 2 March 1716 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Agathe-Veronique died 20 March 1766 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Agathe-Veronique was the child of Pierre PETIT and Marguerite VERON.

Joseph married (2) Isabelle-Élisabeth HÉBERT dite LENOIR 1 February 1768 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Isabelle-Élisabeth HÉBERT dite LENOIR was born 9 February 1735 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Isabelle-Élisabeth died 6 April 1818 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Isabelle-Élisabeth was the child of Pierre HÉBERT dit LENOIR and Catherine-Agathe BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE.

Joseph FORCIER died 31 January 1777 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, 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
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Joseph FORCIER married

Agathe-Veronique PETIT-- Date: 16 May 1740 Place: Yamaska, Canada, New France
Agathe-Veronique PETIT was the child of Pierre PETIT and Marguerite VERON

Children of Joseph FORCIER and Agathe-Veronique PETIT:

Marie-Agathe FORCIER (b.3 October 1740, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 23 January 1788, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph HIRAGUE 19 April 1762 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Geneviève FORCIER (b.28 March 1743, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 26 May 1828, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Ignace HEBERT 1768 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
m. Nicolas SYLVESTRE 19 August 1771 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Joseph FORCIER (b.10 October 1747, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Louise JOYAL dite ST-QUENTIN 22 August 1774 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
m. Dorothee MONDOU (MONDOUX) 23 April 1804 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Pierre FORCIER (b.24 September 1752, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 9 June 1822, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Françoise LETENDRE 21 June 1779 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Catherine FORCIER (b.6 December 1754, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Antoine VALOIS 21 February 1775 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marguerite FORCIER (b.abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit JOLY 15 July 1777 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph FORCIER married

Isabelle-Élisabeth HÉBERT dite LENOIR-- Date: 1 February 1768 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Isabelle-Élisabeth HÉBERT dite LENOIR was the child of Pierre HÉBERT dit LENOIR and Catherine-Agathe BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE

Children of Joseph FORCIER and Isabelle-Élisabeth HÉBERT dite LENOIR:

Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle FORCIER (b.23 January 1769, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 August 1837, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Michel PARENTEAU 20 February 1786 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Angélique FORCIER (b.11 February 1771, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Antoine PETIT dit GOBIN 7 March 1791 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel FORCIER (b.6 November 1772, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 May 1850, Yamaska, Canada East )
m. Victoire THERIAULT 5 November 1810 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
m. Françoise CARTIER 30 March 1818 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
m. Marie-Madeleine CARTIER 17 July 1838 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Thérèse FORCIER (b.19 October 1774, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Josephe FORCIER (b.30 July 1777, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste LOISEAU dit CARDIN 18 November 1793 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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1720 Birth
4 April 1720
Yamaska, Canada, New France

1740 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FORCIER and Agathe-Veronique PETIT 16 May 1740 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 20 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe FORCIER was born 3 October 1740, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 20 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève FORCIER was born 28 March 1743, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 22 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Joseph FORCIER was born 10 October 1747, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Pierre FORCIER was born 24 September 1752, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 32 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine FORCIER was born 6 December 1754, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 34 years old.

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Agathe FORCIER married 19 April 1762, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Joseph HIRAGUE

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.

1766 Death of Spouse/Partner
Agathe-Veronique PETIT died 20 March 1766, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

1768 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FORCIER and Isabelle-Élisabeth HÉBERT dite LENOIR 1 February 1768, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 47 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle FORCIER was born 23 January 1769, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 48 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique FORCIER was born 11 February 1771, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 50 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève FORCIER married 19 August 1771, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Nicolas SYLVESTRE

1772 Birth of Child
Michel FORCIER was born 6 November 1772, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 52 years old.

1774 Marriage of Child
Joseph FORCIER married 22 August 1774, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Louise JOYAL dite ST-QUENTIN

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse FORCIER was born 19 October 1774, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 54 years old.

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine FORCIER married 21 February 1775, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Antoine VALOIS

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.