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Pierre FOREST was born abt. 1694 in Pisiquit, Acadia
Pierre FOREST was the child of Pierre FOREST and Cecile RICHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel DEFOREST and Marie HÉBERT (maternal) Michel RICHARD dit SANSOUCY and Madeleine BLANCHARDPierre 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):
Pierre married Madeleine BABIN 10 January 1718 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Madeleine BABIN was born abt. 1695 in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada (Pisiquit, Acadia). Madeleine died abt. 1726 Madeleine was the child of Vincent Joseph BABIN and Anne THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT).
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Family and Children of Pierre FOREST
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Madeleine BABIN-- Date: 10 January 1718 Place: Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Madeleine BABIN was the child of Vincent Joseph BABIN and Anne THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)
"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 Madeleine BABIN:
Bonaventure FOREST (b.abt. 1720, Pisiquit, Acadia d. abt. 1777, , Territory of Orleans)
m. Claire RIVET 1743 in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada (Pisiquit, Acadia)
Claire FOREST (b.abt. 1722, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
m. Etienne RIVET 1743 in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada (Pisiquit, Acadia)
Marie Josephe FOREST (b.abt. 1723, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
Simon FOREST (b.abt. 1724, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) 1750 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
Jean Baptiste FOREST (b.abt. 1725, , Acadia, Canada d. abt. 1770, , Territory of Orleans)
m. Marguerite RICHARD 1763 in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Pierre FOREST (b.abt. 1726, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
Anne FOREST (b.abt. 1728, , Acadia, Canada d. 6 November 1788, Ascension Parish, Territory of Orleans)
m. Pierre BABIN 1753 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
Madeleine BABIN-- Date: 10 January 1718 Place: Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia Madeleine BABIN was the child of Vincent Joseph BABIN and Anne THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)
"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 Madeleine BABIN:
Bonaventure FOREST (b.abt. 1720, Pisiquit, Acadia d. abt. 1777, , Territory of Orleans)m. Claire RIVET 1743 in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada (Pisiquit, Acadia)
Claire FOREST (b.abt. 1722, , Acadia, Canada d. , )m. Etienne RIVET 1743 in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada (Pisiquit, Acadia)
Marie Josephe FOREST (b.abt. 1723, , Acadia, Canada d. , ) Simon FOREST (b.abt. 1724, , Acadia, Canada d. , )m. Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) 1750 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
Jean Baptiste FOREST (b.abt. 1725, , Acadia, Canada d. abt. 1770, , Territory of Orleans)m. Marguerite RICHARD 1763 in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Pierre FOREST (b.abt. 1726, , Acadia, Canada d. , ) Anne FOREST (b.abt. 1728, , Acadia, Canada d. 6 November 1788, Ascension Parish, Territory of Orleans)m. Pierre BABIN 1753 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
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Discovering the Ancestry of Pierre FOREST: Events, Photos & Historical Records
Title Acadian Descendants: A tree of forests
Volume 5 of Acadian Descendants, Janet B. Jehn
Author Janet B. Jehn
Edition illustrated
Publisher J. Jehn., 1984
Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Digitized Jun 12, 2008
Length 260 pages
Page 27
1718 Marriage / PartnerPierre FOREST and Madeleine BABIN 10 January 1718, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
Added: 7/12/2009 7:34:29 PM
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