immigrant flag male ancestor  Marin-Paul  LAFOREST (FOREST)

  (b. abt. 1696 France   d. 5 January 1748 Terrebonne, Canada, New France )  

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Marin-Paul LAFOREST (FOREST) was born abt. 1696 in France

Marin-Paul LAFOREST (FOREST) was the child of ?   and   ?

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marin-Paul  married  Marie-Anne CATY 11 February 1726 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* .  Marie-Anne CATY  was born 21 December 1706 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers).  Marie-Anne died 8 December 1731 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles).  Marie-Anne was the child of Paul CATY dit LAIGUILLE and Geneviève BADEAU (BADAULT).

Marin-Paul  married  (2) Marie-Anne RIQUET dite LAVERDURE 17 November 1738 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France .  Marie-Anne RIQUET dite LAVERDURE  was born 8 March 1715 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier).  Marie-Anne died 16 October 1778 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne).  Marie-Anne was the child of François RIQUET dit LAVERDURE and Marie-Anne RENAUD dite LOCAS.

Marin-Paul LAFOREST (FOREST) died 5 January 1748 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France .





son of Marin Forest and Marguerite Dreux


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Occupation

Marin-Paul LAFOREST (FOREST) was a Soldat.
The soldat, or soldier, is the first military rank in the army, at the first level of military hierarchy.

Some of the first soldiers to set foot on Canadian soil were French or English men, hired by companies engaged in exploration or the fur trade. These companies were responsible for all costs associated with the soldiers: recruitment, overseas travel, equipment, maintenance and salary. The soldiers were responsible for protecting the expeditions and their interests.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Soldier's Tale: Life as a Soldat in 18th Century New France
Did You Know? 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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