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Cecile RICHARD was born abt. 1676 in Port Royal, Acadia
Cecile RICHARD was the child of Michel RICHARD dit SANSOUCY and Madeleine BLANCHARD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BLANCHARD and Radegonde LAMBERTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Cecile married Pierre FOREST abt. 1692 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Pierre FOREST was born abt. 1668 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Pierre died June 1730 in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada (Pisiquit, Acadia). Pierre was the child of Michel DEFOREST and Marie HÉBERT.
Cecile RICHARD died 3 May 1731 in Pisiquit, Acadia .
Details of the family tree of Cecile appear below.
Family and Children of Cecile RICHARD
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Pierre FOREST-- Date: abt. 1692 Place: , Acadia, Canada
Pierre FOREST was the child of Michel DEFOREST and Marie HÉBERT
"Pierre (son of Michel Forest and Marie Hebert), born in c1668, married Cécile, daughter of Michel Richard, probably at Port-Royal in c1692. They settled at Ste.-Famille, Pigiguit, and had nine children, including a son who married into the Babin family. Four of Pierre's daughters married into the Landry and LeBlanc families. In June 1714, Pierre was "among the inhabitants of Acadia who went with Father Gaulin to view land on Île Royale," today's Cape Breton Island. The following August, he received permission from the king of France to settle on the island, but he must not have liked what he saw there. He died at Pigiguit in June 1730, age 62."
Source:
Acadians in Gray
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Children of Pierre FOREST and Cecile RICHARD:
Marie Josephe FOREST (b.abt. 1693, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
m. Jacques LAPIERRE 1722 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
Pierre FOREST (b.abt. 1694, Pisiquit, Acadia d. , )
m. Madeleine BABIN 10 January 1718 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
Marguerite FOREST (b.abt. 1695, Pisiquit, Acadia d. 11 January 1745, Pisiquit, Acadia )
m. Pierre LANDRY 1713 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
Cecile FOREST (b.abt. 1695, , Acadia, Canada d. 19 April 1780, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Germain LANDRY 1722 in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada (Pisiquit, Acadia)
Catherine Josephe FOREST (b.abt. 1710, , Acadia, Canada d. abt. 1777, , Territory of Orleans)
m. Jacques LEBLANC 12 June 1730 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
Madeleine FOREST (b.abt. 1712, , Acadia, Canada d. 11 January 1777, Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Paul LEBLANC 13 November 1730 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
Pierre FOREST-- Date: abt. 1692 Place: , Acadia, Canada Pierre FOREST was the child of Michel DEFOREST and Marie HÉBERT
"Pierre (son of Michel Forest and Marie Hebert), born in c1668, married Cécile, daughter of Michel Richard, probably at Port-Royal in c1692. They settled at Ste.-Famille, Pigiguit, and had nine children, including a son who married into the Babin family. Four of Pierre's daughters married into the Landry and LeBlanc families. In June 1714, Pierre was "among the inhabitants of Acadia who went with Father Gaulin to view land on Île Royale," today's Cape Breton Island. The following August, he received permission from the king of France to settle on the island, but he must not have liked what he saw there. He died at Pigiguit in June 1730, age 62."
Source:
Acadians in Gray
acadiansingray.com
Children of Pierre FOREST and Cecile RICHARD:
Marie Josephe FOREST (b.abt. 1693, , Acadia, Canada d. , )m. Jacques LAPIERRE 1722 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
Pierre FOREST (b.abt. 1694, Pisiquit, Acadia d. , )m. Madeleine BABIN 10 January 1718 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
Marguerite FOREST (b.abt. 1695, Pisiquit, Acadia d. 11 January 1745, Pisiquit, Acadia )m. Pierre LANDRY 1713 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
Cecile FOREST (b.abt. 1695, , Acadia, Canada d. 19 April 1780, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )m. Germain LANDRY 1722 in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada (Pisiquit, Acadia)
Catherine Josephe FOREST (b.abt. 1710, , Acadia, Canada d. abt. 1777, , Territory of Orleans)m. Jacques LEBLANC 12 June 1730 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
Madeleine FOREST (b.abt. 1712, , Acadia, Canada d. 11 January 1777, Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada )m. Paul LEBLANC 13 November 1730 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
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1686 Port Royal
Michel RICHARD 56, Jeanne BABIN 18 Children (the first 5 are probably from a previous marriage to Magdeleine BLANCHARD): Martin 19, Alexandre 17, Marie 12, Cecille 10, Marguerite 7, Michel 2, and 5 others who are married 2 guns, 12 arpents, 16 cattle. 30 sheep, 8 hogs.
1686 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
Michel RICHARD 56, Jeanne BABIN 18 Children (the first 5 are probably from a previous marriage to Magdeleine BLANCHARD): Martin 19, Alexandre 17, Marie 12, Cecille 10, Marguerite 7, Michel 2, and 5 others who are married 2 guns, 12 arpents, 16 cattle. 30 sheep, 8 hogs.
1686 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1718 Marriage of ChildPierre FOREST married 10 January 1718, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia) to Madeleine BABIN
1730 Death of Spouse/PartnerPierre FOREST died June 1730, Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada (Pisiquit, Acadia)
1730 Marriage of ChildCatherine Josephe FOREST married 12 June 1730, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia) to Jacques LEBLANC
1730 Marriage of ChildMadeleine FOREST married 13 November 1730, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia) to Paul LEBLANC
1731 Death 3 May 1731
Pisiquit, Acadia
Added: 6/17/2008 12:00:00 AM
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