Francois
FORCIER
(b.
14 May 1764
,
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
28 February 1863
,
Saint-Aimé, Canada East
)
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Francois FORCIER was born 14 May 1764 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois FORCIER was the child of François FORCIER and Agathe HÉBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques FORCIER and Marie-Thérèse BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE (maternal) Leger HÉBERT and Marie-Charlotte CANTARASpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois married Marguerite POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ 9 February 1795 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . Marguerite POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ was born 9 March 1779 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marguerite was the child of Michel POITEVIN dit GAGNÉ and Charlotte-Marie ALLARD.
Francois married (2) Geneviève NIQUETTE 5 November 1839 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . Geneviève NIQUETTE was born 11 March 1781 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska).
Francois FORCIER died 28 February 1863 in Saint-Aimé, Canada East .
m. Niquette Genevieve
m. Poitevin Marguerite
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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Marguerite POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ-- Date: 9 February 1795 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Marguerite POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ was the child of Michel POITEVIN dit GAGNÉ and Charlotte-Marie ALLARD
Children of Francois FORCIER and Marguerite POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ:
Francois FORCIER married Geneviève NIQUETTE-- Date: 5 November 1839 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Francois FORCIER and Geneviève NIQUETTE:
Marguerite POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ-- Date: 9 February 1795 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada Marguerite POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ was the child of Michel POITEVIN dit GAGNÉ and Charlotte-Marie ALLARD
Children of Francois FORCIER and Marguerite POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ:
Francois FORCIER married
Geneviève NIQUETTE-- Date: 5 November 1839 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
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1764 Birth 14 May 1764
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
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.
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
1795 Marriage / PartnerFrancois FORCIER and Marguerite POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ 9 February 1795, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
He was 30 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1839 Marriage / PartnerFrancois FORCIER and Geneviève NIQUETTE 5 November 1839, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
He was 75 years old.
1841 - 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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1863 Death 28 February 1863
Saint-Aimé, Canada East
He died at the age of 98.
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