Joseph FORGUES

(b. 12 July 1720 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 28 October 1767 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph FORGUES was born 12 July 1720 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Joseph FORGUES was the child of Joseph FORGUES and Jeanne-Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph FORGUES and Marie BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) (maternal) Charles PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE and Jeanne COULOMBE

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

Joseph married Marie-Josephe DENIS dite LAPIERRE 1 February 1745 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe DENIS dite LAPIERRE was born 16 July 1724 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe was the child of Joseph DENIS dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Jeanne-Anne CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ.

Joseph FORGUES died 28 October 1767 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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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Joseph FORGUES married

Marie-Josephe DENIS dite LAPIERRE-- Date: 1 February 1745 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe DENIS dite LAPIERRE was the child of Joseph DENIS dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Jeanne-Anne CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ

Children of Joseph FORGUES and Marie-Josephe DENIS dite LAPIERRE:

Joseph FORGUES (b.1 May 1755, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Dorothée DUTOUR 22 June 1778 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1720 Birth
12 July 1720
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FORGUES and Marie-Josephe DENIS dite LAPIERRE 1 February 1745 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Joseph FORGUES was born 1 May 1755, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 34 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.