Catherine
FOREST
(b.
30 November 1744
,
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
d.
1 October 1811
,
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
)
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Catherine FOREST was born 30 November 1744 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Catherine FOREST was the child of Joseph FOREST and Marie Anne GIROUARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean Baptiste FOREST and Marie Elisabeth LABARRE (maternal) Jacques GIROUARD and Anne PETITPASCatherine 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):
Catherine married Louis DESMARAIS 8 November 1762 in L'Assomption, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis DESMARAIS was born 16 July 1726 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Louis died 4 September 1801 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Louis was the child of François DESMARAIS and Marie-Thérèse-Louise PASTOUREL.
Catherine FOREST died 1 October 1811 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Catherine 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 Catherine FOREST
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Louis DESMARAIS-- Date: 8 November 1762 Place: L'Assomption, Canada
Louis DESMARAIS was the child of François DESMARAIS and Marie-Thérèse-Louise PASTOUREL
Children of Louis DESMARAIS and Catherine FOREST:
Scholastique-Colette DESMARAIS (b.14 January 1779, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 November 1864, L'Assomption, Canada East )
m. Henri MARTINEAU 13 February 1804 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Louis DESMARAIS-- Date: 8 November 1762 Place: L'Assomption, Canada Louis DESMARAIS was the child of François DESMARAIS and Marie-Thérèse-Louise PASTOUREL
Children of Louis DESMARAIS and Catherine FOREST:
Scholastique-Colette DESMARAIS (b.14 January 1779, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 November 1864, L'Assomption, Canada East )m. Henri MARTINEAU 13 February 1804 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
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1744 Birth 30 November 1744
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
1762 Marriage / PartnerCatherine FOREST and Louis DESMARAIS 8 November 1762, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
She was 17 years old.
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.
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.1779 Birth of ChildScholastique-Colette DESMARAIS was born 14 January 1779, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Catherine was 34 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1801 Death of Spouse/PartnerLouis DESMARAIS died 4 September 1801 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
1804 Marriage of ChildScholastique-Colette DESMARAIS married 13 February 1804, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Henri MARTINEAU
1811 Death 1 October 1811
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 66.
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