Charlotte FORCIER

(b. abt. 1705 , Québec Province, Canada d. 1 April 1779 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Charlotte FORCIER was born abt. 1705 in Québec Province, Canada

Charlotte FORCIER was the child of Joseph-Antoine FORCIER and Gertrude JOYAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre FORCIER and Marguerite GIRARD (maternal) Jacques-Louis JOYAL dit BERGERAT (JOUIEL) and Marie-Gertrude MORAL

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

Charlotte married Jean-Baptiste BOISSEL 2 May 1725 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean-Baptiste BOISSEL was born 26 June 1699 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Gilles BOISSEL and Angélique-Marguerite SALOIS.

Charlotte FORCIER died 1 April 1779 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Charlotte FORCIER

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Charlotte FORCIER married

Jean-Baptiste BOISSEL-- Date: 2 May 1725 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste BOISSEL was the child of Gilles BOISSEL and Angélique-Marguerite SALOIS

Children:

Marie-Anne Boissel 1727-
Jean-Baptiste Boissel 1732-1807
Marie-Gertrude Boissel 1740-1815
Marguerite-Amable Boissel 1742-1814
Élisabeth-Isabelle Boissel 1749-1806

Children of Jean-Baptiste BOISSEL and Charlotte FORCIER:

Marie-Anne BOISSEL (b.2 November 1727, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 7 September 1799, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph BIBEAU 26 October 1749 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste BOISSEL (b.21 April 1732, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 2 October 1807, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique BIBEAU 15 November 1761 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Marie-Gertrude BOISSEL (b.3 February 1740, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 25 October 1815, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste LACHAPELLE dit TRÉPIAL 22 February 1762 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Elisabeth-Isabelle BOISSEL (b.1 March 1749, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 3 January 1806, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre VIENS dit JEAN 25 October 1767

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1725 Marriage / Partner
Charlotte FORCIER and Jean-Baptiste BOISSEL 2 May 1725, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

1727 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BOISSEL was born 2 November 1727, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

1732 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOISSEL was born 21 April 1732, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

1740 Birth of Child
Marie-Gertrude BOISSEL was born 3 February 1740, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

1749 Birth of Child
Elisabeth-Isabelle BOISSEL was born 1 March 1749, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

1749 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne BOISSEL married 26 October 1749, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Joseph BIBEAU

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOISSEL married 15 November 1761, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Angelique BIBEAU

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Gertrude BOISSEL married 22 February 1762, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste LACHAPELLE dit TRÉPIAL

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.