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Pierre LAFOREST was born abt. 1646 in France
Pierre LAFOREST was the child of ? and ?Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1679.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Charlotte GODIN 27 July 1679 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Charlotte GODIN was born 24 August 1655 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Charlotte died 8 August 1712 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Elie GODIN and Esther RAMAGE.
Pierre LAFOREST died 4 January 1695 in Québec, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.
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 Pierre LAFOREST
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Marie-Charlotte GODIN-- Date: 27 July 1679 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marie-Charlotte GODIN was the child of Elie GODIN and Esther RAMAGE
groom's name: Pierre Leforest
groom's birth date:
groom's birthplace:
groom's age:
bride's name: Charlotte Godin
bride's birth date:
bride's birthplace:
bride's age:
marriage date: 27 Jul 1679
marriage place: Sainte-Anne-De-Beaupré, Montmorency, Québec
groom's father's name:
groom's mother's name:
bride's father's name:
bride's mother's name:
groom's race: White
groom's marital status:
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race:
bride's marital status: Widowed
bride's previous husband's name: Pierre Frichet
indexing project (batch) number: M01249-7
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018040
reference number: p38
"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 05 Jan 2013), Pierre Leforest and Charlotte Godin, 27 Jul 1679; citing reference p38, FHL microfilm 1018040.
MARRIAGE RECORDED AT SAINTE-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRE, BEAUPRE, QUEBEC.
"PIERRE AND CHARLOTTE EXCHANGED VOWS IN THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED CHURCH OF SAINTE-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRE ON 27 JULY 1679... AT THE TIME OF HIS MARRIAGE TO THE WIDOW FRECHET, PIERRE POSSESSED A CONSIDERABLE LAND GRANT IN THE CHARLEVOIX. NEVERTHELESS, IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF THE FRECHET ORPHANS, CHARLOTTE WAS REQUIRED BY LAW TO CONDUCT AN INVENTORY OF THE ASSETS LEFT BY HER FIRST HUSBAND."
THOMAS J. LAFOREST
OUR FRENCH-CANADIAN ANCESTORS : VOLUME II, PAGE 120
Children of Pierre LAFOREST and Marie-Charlotte GODIN:
François LAFOREST (b.26 July 1680 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 29 September 1704, Montmagny, Canada, New France )
Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST (b.20 October 1682 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 2 July 1746, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France)
m. Marie-Angélique RANCOURT 22 October 1709 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Thomas LAFOREST (b.8 January 1685, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 15 February 1762, )
m. Rosalie DUCHESNE 8 August 1712 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)
Marguerite-Marie LAFOREST (b.26 December 1688 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 15 March 1750, Yamaska, Canada, New France )
m. Antoine-André THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ 10 June 1706 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Catherine LAFOREST (b.26 February 1690 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 4 May 1757, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Guillaume LEPRINCE 5 April 1712 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)
m. Julien PERDRIEL 27 November 1727 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Marie-Charlotte GODIN-- Date: 27 July 1679 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marie-Charlotte GODIN was the child of Elie GODIN and Esther RAMAGE
groom's name: Pierre Leforest
groom's birth date:
groom's birthplace:
groom's age:
bride's name: Charlotte Godin
bride's birth date:
bride's birthplace:
bride's age:
marriage date: 27 Jul 1679
marriage place: Sainte-Anne-De-Beaupré, Montmorency, Québec
groom's father's name:
groom's mother's name:
bride's father's name:
bride's mother's name:
groom's race: White
groom's marital status:
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race:
bride's marital status: Widowed
bride's previous husband's name: Pierre Frichet
indexing project (batch) number: M01249-7
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018040
reference number: p38
"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 05 Jan 2013), Pierre Leforest and Charlotte Godin, 27 Jul 1679; citing reference p38, FHL microfilm 1018040.
MARRIAGE RECORDED AT SAINTE-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRE, BEAUPRE, QUEBEC.
"PIERRE AND CHARLOTTE EXCHANGED VOWS IN THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED CHURCH OF SAINTE-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRE ON 27 JULY 1679... AT THE TIME OF HIS MARRIAGE TO THE WIDOW FRECHET, PIERRE POSSESSED A CONSIDERABLE LAND GRANT IN THE CHARLEVOIX. NEVERTHELESS, IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF THE FRECHET ORPHANS, CHARLOTTE WAS REQUIRED BY LAW TO CONDUCT AN INVENTORY OF THE ASSETS LEFT BY HER FIRST HUSBAND."
THOMAS J. LAFOREST
OUR FRENCH-CANADIAN ANCESTORS : VOLUME II, PAGE 120
Children of Pierre LAFOREST and Marie-Charlotte GODIN:
François LAFOREST (b.26 July 1680 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 29 September 1704, Montmagny, Canada, New France ) Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST (b.20 October 1682 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 2 July 1746, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France)m. Marie-Angélique RANCOURT 22 October 1709 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Thomas LAFOREST (b.8 January 1685, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 15 February 1762, )m. Rosalie DUCHESNE 8 August 1712 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)
Marguerite-Marie LAFOREST (b.26 December 1688 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 15 March 1750, Yamaska, Canada, New France )m. Antoine-André THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ 10 June 1706 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Catherine LAFOREST (b.26 February 1690 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 4 May 1757, Québec, Canada, New France )m. Guillaume LEPRINCE 5 April 1712 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)
m. Julien PERDRIEL 27 November 1727 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
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1679 Marriage / PartnerPierre LAFOREST and Marie-Charlotte GODIN 27 July 1679, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
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Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1680 Birth of ChildFrançois LAFOREST was born 26 July 1680 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
1682 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste LAFOREST was born 20 October 1682 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
1685 Birth of ChildThomas LAFOREST was born 8 January 1685, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
1688 Birth of ChildMarguerite-Marie LAFOREST was born 26 December 1688 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
1690 Birth of ChildCatherine LAFOREST was born 26 February 1690 , Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
1695 Death 4 January 1695
Québec, Canada, New France
Added: 12/15/2008 3:23:41 PM
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