Joseph FORGET dit DESPATITS

(b. 25 February 1723 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 31 January 1797 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada )

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Joseph FORGET dit DESPATITS was born 25 February 1723 in Laval, Canada, New France

Joseph FORGET dit DESPATITS was the child of Jacques FORGET dit DESPATITS and Marie-Anne CHARBONNEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis FORGET dit DESPATITS and Elisabeth-Isabelle ÉTHIER (maternal) Joseph CHARBONNEAU and Anne PICARD

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Joseph married Marie-Josephte CARDINAL 20 January 1749 in Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte CARDINAL was born abt. 1730 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephte died 7 May 1779 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Marie-Jeanne GALARNEAU.

Joseph married (2) Adrienne PAGEAU (PAGEOT) 8 January 1781 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . Adrienne PAGEAU (PAGEOT) was born abt. 1745 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Adrienne was the child of Charles-Joseph PAGEAU (PAGEOT) and Marguerite MAGNAN dite MIGNIER.

Joseph FORGET dit DESPATITS died 31 January 1797 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Joseph FORGET dit DESPATITS married

Marie-Josephte CARDINAL-- Date: 20 January 1749 Place: Laval, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte CARDINAL was the child of Jean LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Marie-Jeanne GALARNEAU

Children of Joseph FORGET dit DESPATITS and Marie-Josephte CARDINAL:

Joseph FORGET dit DESPATIE (b.11 August 1763, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 February 1839, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada)
m. Agnes-Francoise PERRAULT 8 October 1781 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Joseph FORGET dit DESPATITS married

Adrienne PAGEAU (PAGEOT)-- Date: 8 January 1781 Place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Adrienne PAGEAU (PAGEOT) was the child of Charles-Joseph PAGEAU (PAGEOT) and Marguerite MAGNAN dite MIGNIER

Children of Joseph FORGET dit DESPATITS and Adrienne PAGEAU (PAGEOT):

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1723 Birth
25 February 1723
Laval, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FORGET dit DESPATITS and Marie-Josephte CARDINAL 20 January 1749, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 25 years old.

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

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 Birth of Child
Joseph FORGET dit DESPATIE was born 11 August 1763, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Joseph was 40 years old.

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.

1779 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte CARDINAL died 7 May 1779, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

1781 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FORGET dit DESPATITS and Adrienne PAGEAU (PAGEOT) 8 January 1781, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

He was 57 years old.

1781 Marriage of Child
Joseph FORGET dit DESPATIE married 8 October 1781, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada to Agnes-Francoise PERRAULT

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)

1797 Death
31 January 1797
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 73.

Added: 2/13/2017 1:26:38 PM - Updated: 4/12/2024 1:33:30 PM