Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST

(b. 20 October 1682 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 2 July 1746 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France )

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Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST was born 20 October 1682 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST was the child of Pierre LAFOREST and Marie-Charlotte GODIN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Elie GODIN and Esther RAMAGE

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Angélique RANCOURT 22 October 1709 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Angélique RANCOURT was born 26 February 1690 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Angélique died 9 December 1772 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Angélique was the child of Joseph RANCOURT and Marie PARENT.

Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST died 2 July 1746 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France.

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Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST married

Marie-Angélique RANCOURT-- Date: 22 October 1709 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Angélique RANCOURT was the child of Joseph RANCOURT and Marie PARENT

Children of Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST and Marie-Angélique RANCOURT:

Joseph LAFOREST (b.14 July 1710, Québec, Canada, New France d. 30 July 1758, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Barbe BOUCHARD 5 June 1732 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
m. Felicite VEZINA 10 January 1746 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Catherine LAFOREST (b.abt. 1714, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Jacques BONNEAU 2 October 1736 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)
m. François MIGEON 10 November 1749 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
m. Guillaume BONPART dit LAFLEUR 9 June 1756 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)
m. Antoine LECLERC 21 October 1767 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE (b.16 January 1717, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 16 October 1752, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France )
m. Marguerite BONNEAU dite LABÉCASSE 24 January 1742 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Antoine LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE (b.6 June 1721, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 27 March 1802, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada)
m. Marguerite MARTEL 13 November 1742 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
m. Marguerite-Euphrosine POITRAS 26 January 1767 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie Judith LAFOREST (b.17 January 1723, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 11 January 1806, Detroit, Michigan Territory)
m. Augustin TREMBLAY 13 February 1741 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Guillaume LAFOREST (b.15 February 1725, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. abt. 1779, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan))
m. Marie Marguerite TREMBLAY 23 May 1746 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marguerite LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE (b.18 July 1728, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 5 March 1798, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph-Francois LAVOIE 2 February 1746 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
m. François GAGNE 3 November 1767 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE (b.7 October 1730, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 15 January 1794, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre POULIN 19 April 1751 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
m. Jacques-Michel GIRARD (GIRARDIN) 4 September 1781 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
m. Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY 7 September 1785 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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1682 Birth
Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959
name: Jean Laforest
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date: 23 Oct 1682
baptism/ christening place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Montmorency I, Quebec
birth date: 20 Oct 1682
birthplace: St. anne de Beaupre, Montmorency I, Quebec
death date:
name note:
race: White
father's name: Pierre Laforest
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Charlotte Godin
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C01332-5
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018040
reference number: P-53
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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1709 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST and Marie-Angélique RANCOURT 22 October 1709, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 27 years old.

1710 Birth of Child
Joseph LAFOREST was born 14 July 1710, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE was born 16 January 1717, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.

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

1721 Birth of Child
Antoine LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE was born 6 June 1721, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Marie Judith LAFOREST was born 17 January 1723, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Guillaume LAFOREST was born 15 February 1725, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Marguerite LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE was born 18 July 1728, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 45 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE was born 7 October 1730, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 47 years old.

1732 Marriage of Child
Joseph LAFOREST married 5 June 1732, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Barbe BOUCHARD

1736 Marriage of Child
Catherine LAFOREST married 2 October 1736, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Jacques BONNEAU

1741 Marriage of Child
Marie Judith LAFOREST married 13 February 1741, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Augustin TREMBLAY

1742 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE married 24 January 1742, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Marguerite BONNEAU dite LABÉCASSE

1742 Marriage of Child
Antoine LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE married 13 November 1742, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marguerite MARTEL