Francois FOREST

(b. abt. 1742 , Acadia, Canada d. 22 July 1778 , Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Francois FOREST was born abt. 1742 in Acadia, Canada

Francois 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

Francois 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):

Francois married Felicite DUGAS 21 October 1771 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Felicite DUGAS was born 26 February 1752 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Felicite died 19 March 1787 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan). Felicite was the child of Claude DUGAS and Marie Josephe MELANSON.

Francois FOREST died 22 July 1778 in Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Dugas Felicite

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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Francois FOREST married

Felicite DUGAS-- Date: 21 October 1771 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Felicite DUGAS was the child of Claude DUGAS and Marie Josephe MELANSON

Children of Francois FOREST and Felicite DUGAS:

Louis FOREST (b.11 August 1772, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Elisabeth BOURGEOIS 2 February 1795 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

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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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Francois FOREST and Felicite DUGAS 21 October 1771, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

1772 Birth of Child
Louis FOREST was born 11 August 1772, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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.