Augustin FORGUES

(b. 19 March 1767 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 July 1832 , Longueuil, Lower Canada )

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Augustin FORGUES was born 19 March 1767 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada

Augustin FORGUES was the child of Michel FORGUES and Marie-Josephte GOSSELIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph FORGUES and Jeanne-Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE (maternal) Pierre-Joseph GOSSELIN and Marie-Josephte CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ

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

Augustin married Marie-Marguerite RACINE 17 February 1794 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite RACINE was born 6 September 1772 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Marguerite died 18 April 1846 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Marguerite was the child of François RACINE and Angélique DENIGER.

Augustin FORGUES died 8 July 1832 in Longueuil, 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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Augustin FORGUES married

Marie-Marguerite RACINE-- Date: 17 February 1794 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Marie-Marguerite RACINE was the child of François RACINE and Angélique DENIGER

Children of Augustin FORGUES and Marie-Marguerite RACINE:

Urbain FORGUES (b.16 May 1815, Longueuil, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite ROY 9 February 1836 in Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada (Saint-Remi-de-la-Salle)

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1767 Birth
19 March 1767
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, 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

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

1794 Marriage / Partner
Augustin FORGUES and Marie-Marguerite RACINE 17 February 1794, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 26 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1815 Birth of Child
Urbain FORGUES was born 16 May 1815, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Augustin was 48 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England