Pierre FORCIER

(b. 24 September 1752 , Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 9 June 1822 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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Pierre FORCIER was born 24 September 1752 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Pierre FORCIER was the child of Joseph FORCIER and Agathe-Veronique PETIT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques FORCIER and Marie-Jeanne HAREL (maternal) Pierre PETIT and Marguerite VERON

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

Pierre married Françoise LETENDRE 21 June 1779 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise LETENDRE was born 13 November 1760 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Françoise died 26 July 1822 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Françoise was the child of Jean-Baptiste LETENDRE and Marie-Françoise ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS.

Pierre FORCIER died 9 June 1822 in Yamaska, 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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Pierre FORCIER married

Françoise LETENDRE-- Date: 21 June 1779 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise LETENDRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LETENDRE and Marie-Françoise ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS

Children of Pierre FORCIER and Françoise LETENDRE:

Agathe FORCIER (b.10 October 1789, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 November 1866, Yamaska, Canada East )
m. Francois-Regis VANASSE 24 April 1806 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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1752 Birth
24 September 1752
Yamaska, 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.

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Pierre FORCIER and Françoise LETENDRE 21 June 1779, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 26 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Birth of Child
Agathe FORCIER was born 10 October 1789, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Pierre was 37 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

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

1806 Marriage of Child
Agathe FORCIER married 24 April 1806, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Francois-Regis VANASSE

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