Joseph FOREST

(b. abt. 1730 , Acadia, Canada d. 9 June 1815 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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Joseph FOREST was born abt. 1730 in Acadia, Canada

Joseph 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):

Joseph married Agathe BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE 16 September 1765 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Agathe BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE was born 7 April 1740 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Agathe died 23 November 1794 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Agathe was the child of Gilles BADAILLAC dit LAPLANTE and Marie-Madeleine TESSIER dite LAVIGNE.

Joseph FOREST died 9 June 1815 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .

m. Badayac Agathe
m. Lapointe Catherine

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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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Joseph FOREST married

Agathe BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE-- Date: 16 September 1765 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Agathe BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE was the child of Gilles BADAILLAC dit LAPLANTE and Marie-Madeleine TESSIER dite LAVIGNE

Children of Joseph FOREST and Agathe BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE:

Marie-Agathe FOREST (b.12 October 1772, Pierreville, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste GIGUERE 10 August 1795 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jeanne FOREST (b.abt. 1777, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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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 / Partner
Joseph FOREST and Agathe BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE 16 September 1765, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe FOREST was born 12 October 1772, Pierreville, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas)

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.