Michel FORCIER

(b. 6 November 1772 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 May 1850 , Yamaska, Canada East )

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Michel FORCIER was born 6 November 1772 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Michel FORCIER was the child of Joseph FORCIER and Isabelle-Élisabeth HÉBERT dite LENOIR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques FORCIER and Marie-Jeanne HAREL (maternal) Pierre HÉBERT dit LENOIR and Catherine-Agathe BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE

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Michel married Victoire THERIAULT 5 November 1810 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . Victoire THERIAULT was born 1 April 1794 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Victoire was the child of Gabriel THERIAULT (KIRIEAU) (TIRIOT) and Dorothee MONDOU (MONDOUX).

Michel married (2) Françoise CARTIER 30 March 1818 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . Françoise CARTIER was born 27 December 1790 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Françoise was the child of Joseph CARTIER and Francoise GINGRAS.

Michel married (3) Marie-Madeleine CARTIER 17 July 1838 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . Marie-Madeleine CARTIER was born abt. 1774 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Madeleine died 18 February 1862 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Madeleine was the child of François-De-Sales CARTIER and Louise-Marie PETIT dite BRUNEAU.

Michel FORCIER died 14 May 1850 in Yamaska, Canada East .
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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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Victoire THERIAULT-- Date: 5 November 1810 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Victoire THERIAULT was the child of Gabriel THERIAULT (KIRIEAU) (TIRIOT) and Dorothee MONDOU (MONDOUX)

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Françoise CARTIER-- Date: 30 March 1818 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Françoise CARTIER was the child of Joseph CARTIER and Francoise GINGRAS

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Marie-Madeleine CARTIER-- Date: 17 July 1838 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Marie-Madeleine CARTIER was the child of François-De-Sales CARTIER and Louise-Marie PETIT dite BRUNEAU

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1772 Birth
6 November 1772
Yamaska, 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.

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)

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

1810 Marriage / Partner
Michel FORCIER and Victoire THERIAULT 5 November 1810, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 38 years old.

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.

1818 Marriage / Partner
Michel FORCIER and Françoise CARTIER 30 March 1818, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 45 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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

1838 Marriage / Partner
Michel FORCIER and Marie-Madeleine CARTIER 17 July 1838, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 65 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)