François FOREST

(b. abt. 1700 , Acadia, Canada d. 22 October 1777 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François FOREST was born abt. 1700 in Acadia, Canada

François FOREST was the child of René FOREST and Françoise DUGAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel DEFOREST and Marie HÉBERT (maternal) Claude DUGAS and Françoise BOURGEOIS

François was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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

François married Jeanne GIROURARD 20 October 1727 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Jeanne GIROURARD was born 26 July 1706 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Jeanne was the child of Alexandre GIROUARD and Marie Madeleine LEBORGNE DE BELISLE.

François FOREST died 22 October 1777 in L'Assomption, 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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Family and Children of François FOREST

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François FOREST married

Jeanne GIROURARD-- Date: 20 October 1727 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
Jeanne GIROURARD was the child of Alexandre GIROUARD and Marie Madeleine LEBORGNE DE BELISLE

Children of François FOREST and Jeanne GIROURARD:

Paul FOREST (b.15 October 1729, Port Royal, Acadia d. , )

Joseph FOREST (b.abt. 1730, , Acadia, Canada d. 9 June 1815, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Agathe BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE 16 September 1765 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Charles FOREST (b.5 September 1733, Port Royal, Acadia d. 19 April 1825, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )

Marie-Madeleine FOREST (b.abt. 1734, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. 11 August 1809, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

Marie Madeleine FOREST (b.abt. 1734, , Acadia, Canada d. 11 August 1809, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre POIRIER 1759

Jean-Baptiste FOREST (b.2 January 1736, Port Royal, Acadia d. 15 July 1822, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte HEBERT 1764 in , Connecticut, USA

Simon FOREST (b.13 December 1738, Port Royal, Acadia d. 20 December 1801, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Rosalie RICHARD 18 October 1767 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Elisabeth FOREST (b.20 September 1741, Port Royal, Acadia d. 29 April 1836, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada)

Francois FOREST (b.abt. 1742, , Acadia, Canada d. 22 July 1778, Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Felicite DUGAS 21 October 1771 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Felicite FOREST (b.abt. 1743, Port Royal, Acadia d. , )

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1727 Marriage / Partner
François FOREST and Jeanne GIROURARD 20 October 1727 , Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1729 Birth of Child
Paul FOREST was born 15 October 1729, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1733 Birth of Child
Charles FOREST was born 5 September 1733, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1736 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FOREST was born 2 January 1736, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1738 Birth of Child
Simon FOREST was born 13 December 1738, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1741 Birth of Child
Elisabeth FOREST was born 20 September 1741, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Joseph FOREST married 16 September 1765, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Agathe BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE

1767 Marriage of Child
Simon FOREST married 18 October 1767, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Rosalie RICHARD

1771 Marriage of Child
Francois FOREST married 21 October 1771, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Felicite DUGAS

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.