François FORCIER

(b. 19 April 1724 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 16 March 1781 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François FORCIER was born 19 April 1724 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

François 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):

François married Geneviève GIGUERE 12 February 1748 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Geneviève GIGUERE was born 7 July 1730 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Geneviève was the child of Louis GIGUERE and Élisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS.

François FORCIER died 16 March 1781 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
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Family and Children of François FORCIER

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François FORCIER married

Geneviève GIGUERE-- Date: 12 February 1748 Place: Yamaska, Canada, New France
Geneviève GIGUERE was the child of Louis GIGUERE and Élisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS

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Children of François FORCIER and Geneviève GIGUERE:

François-Regis FORCIER (b.12 December 1748, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Jeanne FORCIER (b.23 February 1750, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean FOREST 7 January 1765 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Dorothee FORCIER (b.27 September 1751, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Josephte FORCIER (b.1 November 1752, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Elisabeth FORCIER (b. 8 August 1754, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Thérèse FORCIER (b.22 October 1756, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 5 June 1792, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine PÉTRIN 22 August 1774 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Pierre FORCIER (b.13 August 1758, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 3 August 1835, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Jeanne ST-GERMAIN 17 October 1785 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-François FORCIER (b.11 January 1760, Yamaska, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Catherine MONDOU 13 May 1782 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Agathe FORCIER (b.28 June 1761, Yamaska, Canada d. , )

Geneviève-Josephte FORCIER (b.21 October 1762, Yamaska, Canada d. , )

Geneviève FORCIER (b.1 August 1764, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Jean-Baptiste FORCIER (b.11 September 1768, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Geneviève FORCIER (b.29 May 1770, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1724 Birth
19 April 1724
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
François FORCIER and Geneviève GIGUERE 12 February 1748 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 23 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
François-Regis FORCIER was born 12 December 1748, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 24 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne FORCIER was born 23 February 1750, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 25 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Dorothee FORCIER was born 27 September 1751, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 27 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte FORCIER was born 1 November 1752, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 28 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth FORCIER was born 8 August 1754, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 30 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse FORCIER was born 22 October 1756, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 32 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Pierre FORCIER was born 13 August 1758, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 34 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Jean-François FORCIER was born 11 January 1760, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 35 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Agathe FORCIER was born 28 June 1761, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 37 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Geneviève-Josephte FORCIER was born 21 October 1762, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 38 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
Geneviève FORCIER was born 1 August 1764, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 40 years old.

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne FORCIER married 7 January 1765, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Jean FOREST

1768 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORCIER was born 11 September 1768, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 44 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève FORCIER was born 29 May 1770, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 46 years old.

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse FORCIER married 22 August 1774, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Antoine PÉTRIN

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.