Jacques FORCIER

(b. 16 May 1709 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 14 January 1798 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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Jacques FORCIER was born 16 May 1709 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Jacques FORCIER was the child of Jacques FORCIER and Marie-Jeanne HAREL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre FORCIER and Marguerite GIRARD (maternal) Jean-Marie-Victor-François HAREL and Marie-Madeleine PESCHER

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

Jacques married Marie-Thérèse BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE 11 January 1734 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marie-Thérèse BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE was born 8 October 1716 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Marie-Thérèse died 5 February 1755 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Gilles BADAILLAC dit LAPLANTE and Marie-Françoise GIGUERE.

Jacques married (2) Louise JOYAL 9 June 1756 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Louise JOYAL was born 3 March 1721 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Louise died 6 July 1806 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Louise was the child of François JOYAL dit ST-QUENTIN and Catherine RHEAULT (RAULT).

Jacques FORCIER died 14 January 1798 in Yamaska, 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.

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Jacques FORCIER married

Marie-Thérèse BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE-- Date: 11 January 1734 Place: Yamaska, Canada, New France
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Marie-Thérèse BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE was the child of Gilles BADAILLAC dit LAPLANTE and Marie-Françoise GIGUERE

Jacques Forcier, son of Jacques and Marie Jeanne Arel
Therese Badayac, daughter of Gilles and Francoise Giguere

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Children of Jacques FORCIER and Marie-Thérèse BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE:

Jacques FORCIER (b.17 November 1734, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 19 September 1820, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne PETIT 19 February 1760 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
m. Angélique CARON 7 January 1771 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie FORCIER (b.17 November 1734, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. , )

Elisabeth FORCIER (b.1 September 1736, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 2 September 1736, Yamaska, Canada, New France )

Thérèse FORCIER (b.12 June 1738, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 5 December 1831, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Modeste CARRY 6 October 1760 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
m. Louis PARENT 8 June 1762 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François FORCIER (b.13 June 1740, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 6 March 1800, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Agathe HÉBERT 12 October 1761 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Charlotte FORCIER (b.9 April 1742, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 12 October 1821, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph JOYAL dit LAFRENIERE 10 January 1763 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Françoise FORCIER (b.18 June 1744, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 23 July 1744, Yamaska, Canada, New France )

Marie-Geneviève FORCIER (b.30 November 1745, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 21 June 1788, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Gabriel GIRARD dit LAFLEUR 21 June 1762 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Josephe FORCIER (b.2 October 1747, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. , )
m. François DURET 16 September 1765 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Elisabeth FORCIER (b.23 November 1749, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 25 November 1749, Yamaska, Canada, New France )

Jacques FORCIER (b.September 1752, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 26 September 1752, Yamaska, Canada, New France )

Joseph FORCIER (b.24 October 1753, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 5 April 1754, Yamaska, Canada, New France )

Pierre FORCIER (b.5 February 1755, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 15 February 1755, Yamaska, Canada, New France )

Jacques FORCIER married

Louise JOYAL-- Date: 9 June 1756 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
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Louise JOYAL was the child of François JOYAL dit ST-QUENTIN and Catherine RHEAULT (RAULT)

Children of Jacques FORCIER and Louise JOYAL:

Jean-Luc FORCIER (b.11 June 1757, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Elisabeth FORCIER (b.22 February 1759, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 6 August 1759, Yamaska, Canada, New France )

Marie-Agathe FORCIER (b.1 February 1760, Yamaska, Canada d. 1 July 1761, Yamaska, Canada )

Joseph FORCIER (b.abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada d. 21 August 1834, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Rose LETENDRE 3 February 1800 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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1709 Birth
16 May 1709
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

1709 Possible Baptism
Forcier, anonymous
child of Jacques and Jeanne Arel (Harel)
16 May
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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

1734 Marriage / Partner
Jacques FORCIER and Marie-Thérèse BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE 11 January 1734, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 24 years old.

1734 marriage

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1734 Birth of Child
Jacques FORCIER was born 17 November 1734, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jacques was 25 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Marie FORCIER was born 17 November 1734, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jacques was 25 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Elisabeth FORCIER was born 1 September 1736, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jacques was 27 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Thérèse FORCIER was born 12 June 1738, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jacques was 29 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
François FORCIER was born 13 June 1740, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jacques was 31 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte FORCIER was born 9 April 1742, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jacques was 32 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise FORCIER was born 18 June 1744, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jacques was 35 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève FORCIER was born 30 November 1745, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jacques was 36 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe FORCIER was born 2 October 1747, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jacques was 38 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Elisabeth FORCIER was born 23 November 1749, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jacques was 40 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jacques FORCIER was born September 1752, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jacques was 43 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Joseph FORCIER was born 24 October 1753, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jacques was 44 years old.

1755 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Thérèse BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE died 5 February 1755 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

1755 Birth of Child
Pierre FORCIER was born 5 February 1755, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jacques was 45 years old.

1756 Marriage / Partner
Jacques FORCIER and Louise JOYAL 9 June 1756, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

He was 47 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Jean-Luc FORCIER was born 11 June 1757, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jacques was 48 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth FORCIER was born 22 February 1759, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jacques was 49 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe FORCIER was born 1 February 1760, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jacques was 50 years old.

1760 Marriage of Child
Jacques FORCIER married 19 February 1760, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie-Anne PETIT

1760 Marriage of Child
Thérèse FORCIER married 6 October 1760, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Modeste CARRY

1761 Death of Child
Marie-Agathe FORCIER died 1 July 1761, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jacques was 52 years old.

1761 Marriage of Child
François FORCIER married 12 October 1761, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Agathe HÉBERT

1762 Marriage of Child
Thérèse FORCIER married 8 June 1762, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Louis PARENT

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève FORCIER married 21 June 1762, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Gabriel GIRARD dit LAFLEUR

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte FORCIER married 10 January 1763, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Joseph JOYAL dit LAFRENIERE

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe FORCIER married 16 September 1765 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to François DURET

1771 Marriage of Child
Jacques FORCIER married 7 January 1771, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Angélique CARON

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.