Simon
FOREST
(b.
13 December 1738
,
Port Royal, Acadia
d.
20 December 1801
,
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
)
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Simon FOREST was born 13 December 1738 in Port Royal, Acadia
Simon 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 BELISLESimon 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):
Simon married Rosalie RICHARD 18 October 1767 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Rosalie RICHARD was born 24 March 1741 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Rosalie died 7 November 1793 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Rosalie was the child of Jean Baptiste RICHARD and Josephte HÉBERT.
Simon FOREST died 20 December 1801 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .
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m. Richard Rosalie
Details of the family tree of Simon appear below.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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 Simon FOREST
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Rosalie RICHARD-- Date: 18 October 1767 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Rosalie RICHARD was the child of Jean Baptiste RICHARD and Josephte HÉBERT
Premier mariage : avant 1765-12-31 Colonies anglaises (États-Unis)
Children of Simon FOREST and Rosalie RICHARD:
Marie FOREST (b.abt. 1776, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. François PERRAULT 22 September 1795 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Marie-Desanges FOREST (b.4 June 1784, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 March 1839, Joliette, Lower Canada )
m. Ambroise LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES 24 February 1800 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Rosalie RICHARD-- Date: 18 October 1767 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Rosalie RICHARD was the child of Jean Baptiste RICHARD and Josephte HÉBERT
Premier mariage : avant 1765-12-31 Colonies anglaises (États-Unis)
Children of Simon FOREST and Rosalie RICHARD:
Marie FOREST (b.abt. 1776, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )m. François PERRAULT 22 September 1795 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Marie-Desanges FOREST (b.4 June 1784, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 March 1839, Joliette, Lower Canada )m. Ambroise LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES 24 February 1800 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
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1738 Birth 13 December 1738
Port Royal, Acadia
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.
1767 Marriage / PartnerSimon FOREST and Rosalie RICHARD 18 October 1767, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
He was 28 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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1784 Birth of ChildMarie-Desanges FOREST was born 4 June 1784, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Simon was 45 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1793 Death of Spouse/PartnerRosalie RICHARD died 7 November 1793, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
1795 Marriage of ChildMarie FOREST married 22 September 1795, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to François PERRAULT
1800 Marriage of ChildMarie-Desanges FOREST married 24 February 1800, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Ambroise LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES
1801 Death 20 December 1801
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 63.
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