Guillaume
LAFOREST
(b.
15 February 1725
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
d.
abt. 1779
,
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
)
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Guillaume LAFOREST was born 15 February 1725 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Guillaume LAFOREST was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST and Marie-Angélique RANCOURT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LAFOREST and Marie-Charlotte GODIN (maternal) Joseph RANCOURT and Marie PARENTFrom New France to Detroit: Tracing the Footsteps of Settlers in the 1700s
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Guillaume married Marie Marguerite TREMBLAY 23 May 1746 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie Marguerite TREMBLAY was born 25 February 1725 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie Marguerite died 14 August 1768 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Marie Marguerite was the child of Antoine TREMBLAY and Marie-Anne PILOTE.
Guillaume LAFOREST died abt. 1779 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan).
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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 Guillaume LAFOREST
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Marie Marguerite TREMBLAY-- Date: 23 May 1746 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Marie Marguerite TREMBLAY was the child of Antoine TREMBLAY and Marie-Anne PILOTE
Children of Guillaume LAFOREST and Marie Marguerite TREMBLAY:
John-Baptist-Anthony LAFOREST (b.10 May 1746, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. July 1821, Windsor, Essex, Upper Canada )
Marguerite LAFOREST (b.25 August 1753, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) d. , )
m. Alexis ARCOUET 12 November 1770 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Madeleine LAFOREST (b.abt. 1755, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) d. , )
m. Antoine GOULET 26 June 1775 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Archange LAFOREST (b.abt. 1757, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) d. , )
m. Simon DROUILLARD 19 August 1782 in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada (Assumption) (Sandwich) (Walkerville)
Catherine LAFOREST (b.abt. 1760, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) d. , )
m. Francois BERARD dit LÉPINE 7 January 1788 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Marie Geneviève LAFOREST (b.15 June 1764, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) d. , )
m. Jacques ALLARD 7 February 1780 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Marie Marguerite TREMBLAY-- Date: 23 May 1746 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France Marie Marguerite TREMBLAY was the child of Antoine TREMBLAY and Marie-Anne PILOTE
Children of Guillaume LAFOREST and Marie Marguerite TREMBLAY:
John-Baptist-Anthony LAFOREST (b.10 May 1746, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. July 1821, Windsor, Essex, Upper Canada ) Marguerite LAFOREST (b.25 August 1753, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) d. , )m. Alexis ARCOUET 12 November 1770 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Madeleine LAFOREST (b.abt. 1755, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) d. , )m. Antoine GOULET 26 June 1775 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Archange LAFOREST (b.abt. 1757, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) d. , )m. Simon DROUILLARD 19 August 1782 in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada (Assumption) (Sandwich) (Walkerville)
Catherine LAFOREST (b.abt. 1760, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) d. , )m. Francois BERARD dit LÉPINE 7 January 1788 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Marie Geneviève LAFOREST (b.15 June 1764, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) d. , )m. Jacques ALLARD 7 February 1780 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
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1725 Birth 15 February 1725
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
1746 Marriage / PartnerGuillaume LAFOREST and Marie Marguerite TREMBLAY 23 May 1746, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
He was 21 years old.
1746 Birth of ChildJohn-Baptist-Anthony LAFOREST was born 10 May 1746, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Guillaume was 21 years old.
1753 Birth of ChildMarguerite LAFOREST was born 25 August 1753, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Guillaume was 28 years old.
1764 Birth of ChildMarie Geneviève LAFOREST was born 15 June 1764, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Guillaume was 39 years old.
1768 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie Marguerite TREMBLAY died 14 August 1768, Detroit, Michigan, USA
1770 Marriage of ChildMarguerite LAFOREST married 12 November 1770, Detroit, Michigan, USA to Alexis ARCOUET
1775 Marriage of ChildMadeleine LAFOREST married 26 June 1775, Detroit, Michigan, USA to Antoine GOULET
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