Jacques FORGET

(b. 8 March 1640 , Poitiers, France d. 7 November 1676 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France )

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Jacques FORGET was born 8 March 1640 in Poitiers, France

Jacques FORGET was the child of ? and ?

Jacques was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1674.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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

Jacques married Jeanne ROSSIGNOL 4 February 1674 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jeanne ROSSIGNOL was born 7 August 1650 in France. Jeanne died 22 January 1712 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).

Jacques FORGET died 7 November 1676 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France .

son of Mande Forget and Jeanne Desery

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Occupation

Jacques FORGET was a domestique.
The term domestique, or domestic servant, whether it was used in France or in New-France, was associated with: Servants working in a home; Agricultural servants; Personal servants; Any person at the service of another, without specifics.

Domestique also included all servants, of any type, working for religious communities and hospital staff, which represented an important group in the colony.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Day in the Life of a Domestique: Navigating 18th Century New France

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.