François FOREST

Born

abt. 1711 , Acadia, Canada

Died

16 March 1761 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada

François married Marie Josephe GIROUARD abt. 1737 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Josephe GIROUARD was born 10 January 1710 in Port Royal, Acadia . Marie Josephe died 22 March 1761 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada. Marie Josephe was the child of Jacques GIROUARD and Anne PETITPAS .

Parents & Family of François FOREST

Parents of François FOREST

Father

Jean Baptiste FOREST

Mother

Marie Elisabeth LABARRE

Grandparents of François FOREST

Paternal grandparents

Michel DEFOREST Marie HÉBERT

Maternal grandparents

Jean LABARRE Catherine LABAUVE? COURSEAU?

François was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François FOREST

François FOREST married

Marie Josephe GIROUARD
Marriage date: abt. 1737
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Marie Josephe GIROUARD was the child of Jacques GIROUARD and Anne PETITPAS

Children of François FOREST and Marie Josephe GIROUARD

Rosalie FOREST

Born: 24 November 1744, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 20 June 1829, Lubec, Maine, USA

Married: Jean François MORONG 18 August 1761 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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