Gabriel FORGET

(b. 15 May 1715 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 29 November 1792 , Terrebonne, Lower Canada )

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Gabriel FORGET was born 15 May 1715 in Laval, Canada, New France

Gabriel FORGET was the child of Jean-Baptiste FORGET dit DESPATITS and Jeanne BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas FORGET dit DESPATITS and Marie-Madeleine MARTIN (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and Marie-Charlotte CHAUVIN

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Gabriel married Marie-Renee MENARD 24 October 1740 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Renee MENARD was born 14 March 1719 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Renee died 6 April 1793 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada. Marie-Renee was the child of Louis MENARD and Marie-Anne FEVRIER.

Gabriel FORGET died 29 November 1792 in Terrebonne, 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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Gabriel FORGET married

Marie-Renee MENARD-- Date: 24 October 1740 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marie-Renee MENARD was the child of Louis MENARD and Marie-Anne FEVRIER

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Children of Gabriel FORGET and Marie-Renee MENARD:

Gabriel FORGET (b.30 July 1741, Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. 18 October 1821, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada)
m. Thérèse TESSIER 10 January 1763 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Jean-Baptiste FORGET (b.1 March 1743, Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. , )

Catherine FORGET (b.abt. 1745, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Marie-Agathe FORGET (b.14 April 1749, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. , )

Angelique FORGET (b.7 June 1751, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 30 December 1798, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada)

Agathe FORGET (b.abt. 1754, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 18 December 1822, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph GAUVREAU 18 July 1774 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Louis FORGET (b.22 February 1755, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 23 January 1831, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Josephte ROY 9 February 1790 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada

François FORGET (b.6 March 1757, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Josephe FORGET (b.19 October 1758, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. , )

Louis-Joseph FORGET (b.6 September 1760, Terrebonne, Canada d. 1 August 1832, Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe-Agathe LESSARD 10 August 1778 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

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1715 Birth
15 May 1715
Laval, Canada, New France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel FORGET and Marie-Renee MENARD 24 October 1740 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 25 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Gabriel FORGET was born 30 July 1741, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Gabriel was 26 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORGET was born 1 March 1743, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Gabriel was 27 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe FORGET was born 14 April 1749, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Gabriel was 33 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Angelique FORGET was born 7 June 1751, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Gabriel was 36 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Louis FORGET was born 22 February 1755, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Gabriel was 39 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
François FORGET was born 6 March 1757, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Gabriel was 41 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe FORGET was born 19 October 1758, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Gabriel was 43 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph FORGET was born 6 September 1760, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Gabriel was 45 years old.

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
Gabriel FORGET married 10 January 1763, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Thérèse TESSIER

1774 Marriage of Child
Agathe FORGET married 18 July 1774, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Joseph GAUVREAU

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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Louis-Joseph FORGET married 10 August 1778, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Marie-Josephe-Agathe LESSARD

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Louis FORGET married 9 February 1790, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte ROY

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada