Joseph FORGET dit DESPATIE

(b. 11 August 1763 , Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 February 1839 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada )

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Joseph FORGET dit DESPATIE was born 11 August 1763 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph FORGET dit DESPATIE was the child of Joseph FORGET dit DESPATITS and Marie-Josephte CARDINAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques FORGET dit DESPATITS and Marie-Anne CHARBONNEAU (maternal) Jean LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Marie-Jeanne GALARNEAU

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Joseph married Agnes-Francoise PERRAULT 8 October 1781 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Agnes-Francoise PERRAULT was born 25 February 1764 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Agnes-Francoise died 24 March 1838 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Agnes-Francoise was the child of Jean-Baptiste PERRAULT and Amable PAQUET.

Joseph FORGET dit DESPATIE died 16 February 1839 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Joseph FORGET dit DESPATIE married

Agnes-Francoise PERRAULT-- Date: 8 October 1781 Place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Agnes-Francoise PERRAULT was the child of Jean-Baptiste PERRAULT and Amable PAQUET

Children of Joseph FORGET dit DESPATIE and Agnes-Francoise PERRAULT:

Marie FORGET (b.abt. 1784, , Québec Province, Canada d. 4 June 1865, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada East)
m. Joseph DEMERS 9 October 1809 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Louis FORGET dit DEPATY (b.10 February 1799, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louise-Elisabeth LACASSE 19 November 1822 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

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1763 Birth
11 August 1763
Sainte-Rose, Laval, 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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FORGET dit DESPATIE and Agnes-Francoise PERRAULT 8 October 1781, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

He was 18 years old.

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)

1799 Birth of Child
Louis FORGET dit DEPATY was born 10 February 1799, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 35 years old.

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

1809 Marriage of Child
Marie FORGET married 9 October 1809, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada to Joseph DEMERS

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

1822 Marriage of Child
Louis FORGET dit DEPATY married 19 November 1822, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise-Elisabeth LACASSE

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England