Marie-Charlotte FORCIER

(b. 9 April 1742 , Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 12 October 1821 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Charlotte FORCIER was born 9 April 1742 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Marie-Charlotte FORCIER was the child of Jacques FORCIER and Marie-Thérèse BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques FORCIER and Marie-Jeanne HAREL (maternal) Gilles BADAILLAC dit LAPLANTE and Marie-Françoise GIGUERE

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

Marie-Charlotte married Joseph JOYAL dit LAFRENIERE 10 January 1763 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Joseph JOYAL dit LAFRENIERE was born 21 June 1733 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Joseph died 16 December 1784 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Joseph JOYAL and Madeleine PATRY.

Marie-Charlotte FORCIER died 12 October 1821 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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Marie-Charlotte FORCIER married

Joseph JOYAL dit LAFRENIERE-- Date: 10 January 1763 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph JOYAL dit LAFRENIERE was the child of Joseph JOYAL and Madeleine PATRY

Children of Joseph JOYAL dit LAFRENIERE and Marie-Charlotte FORCIER:

Marie-Catherine JOYAL (b.5 December 1768, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Joseph JOYAL dit LAFRENIERE (b.4 July 1770, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 March 1839, Saint-David, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine CARTIER 10 November 1794 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
m. Marie-Louise DANIS 11 September 1820 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel JOYAL (b.13 July 1772, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 March 1820, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE 24 July 1797 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Marguerite JOYAL (b.19 June 1774, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Victoire JOYAL (b.20 August 1776, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Antoine JOYAL (b.24 February 1780, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1742 Birth
9 April 1742
Yamaska, Canada, New France

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 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Charlotte FORCIER and Joseph JOYAL dit LAFRENIERE 10 January 1763, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 20 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine JOYAL was born 5 December 1768, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Charlotte was 26 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Joseph JOYAL dit LAFRENIERE was born 4 July 1770, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Charlotte was 28 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Michel JOYAL was born 13 July 1772, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Charlotte was 30 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite JOYAL was born 19 June 1774, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Charlotte was 32 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marie-Victoire JOYAL was born 20 August 1776, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Charlotte was 34 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Antoine JOYAL was born 24 February 1780, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Charlotte was 37 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph JOYAL dit LAFRENIERE died 16 December 1784 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Marriage of Child
Joseph JOYAL dit LAFRENIERE married 10 November 1794, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Catherine CARTIER

1797 Marriage of Child
Michel JOYAL married 24 July 1797, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marguerite CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE

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

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Death of Child
Michel JOYAL died 1 March 1820, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Charlotte was 77 years old.

1820 Marriage of Child
Joseph JOYAL dit LAFRENIERE married 11 September 1820 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie-Louise DANIS

1821 Death
12 October 1821
Yamaska, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 79.

Added: 9/12/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 12/24/2014 11:00:20 AM