flag male ancestor  Felix  LAFORGE

  (b. 5 May 1807 Harrison Township, Macomb, Michigan Territory   d. 11 January 1869 Chesterfield Township, Macomb, Michigan, USA )  

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Felix LAFORGE was born 5 May 1807 in Harrison Township, Macomb, Michigan Territory

Felix LAFORGE was the child of Louis PRADET dit LAFORGE (BRADETTE)   and   Therese TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Louis Samson David BRADETTE dit LAFORGE and Marguerite CAMPEAU (maternal)  Joseph Hector TREMBLAY and Thérèse CREQUIS (CREQUI)

Felix LAFORGE died 11 January 1869 in Chesterfield Township, Macomb, Michigan, USA.
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Felix LAFORGE was a farmer.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
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birth1807 Birth
5 May 1807
Harrison Township, Macomb, Michigan Territory
NewsThe War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
death1869 Death
11 January 1869
Chesterfield Township, Macomb, Michigan, USA

He died at the age of 61.
Added: 1/26/2024 10:33:34 PM - Updated: 1/26/2024 10:33:34 PM
Did You Know?The name Michigan is based on a native American (Chippewa) word; 'meicigama' (meaning 'great water,' a word referring to Lake Superior). (statesymbolsusa.org)

January 26, 1837 - Michigan becomes 26th U.S. state


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