Marie Madeleine FOREST

(b. abt. 1734 , Acadia, Canada d. 11 August 1809 , Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Marie Madeleine FOREST was born abt. 1734 in Acadia, Canada

Marie Madeleine FOREST was the child of François FOREST and Jeanne GIROURARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) René FOREST and Françoise DUGAS (maternal) Alexandre GIROUARD and Marie Madeleine LEBORGNE DE BELISLE

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

Marie Madeleine married Pierre POIRIER abt. 1759 . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre POIRIER was born abt. 1737 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Pierre died 25 February 1821 in Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Saint-Gregoire-le-Grand). Pierre was the child of Joseph POIRIER and Madeleine DOIRON.

Marie Madeleine FOREST died 11 August 1809 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, 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 Madeleine FOREST married

Pierre POIRIER-- Date: abt. 1759 Place:
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Pierre POIRIER was the child of Joseph POIRIER and Madeleine DOIRON

Children of Pierre POIRIER and Marie Madeleine FOREST:

Angélique POIRIER (b.29 May 1759, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 7 January 1835, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Gabriel BENOIT 12 August 1793 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Pierre POIRIER (b.29 May 1761, St-Pierre-Montmagny, Quebec, Canada d. 10 December 1815, Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Rose BERGERON 15 January 1787 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Jean-Baptiste POIRIER (b.14 November 1765, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Madeleine BERGERON 15 January 1787 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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

1759 Birth of Child
Angélique POIRIER was born 29 May 1759, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1761 Birth of Child
Pierre POIRIER was born 29 May 1761, St-Pierre-Montmagny, Quebec, Canada

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 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste POIRIER was born 14 November 1765, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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.