Jean-Baptiste FOREST

Born

2 January 1736 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

15 July 1822 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste FOREST

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Born: 2 January 1736 in Port Royal, Acadia

Parents of Jean-Baptiste FOREST

Father

François FOREST

Mother

Jeanne GIROURARD

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste FOREST

Paternal grandparents

René FOREST Françoise DUGAS

Maternal grandparents

Alexandre GIROUARD Marie Madeleine LEBORGNE DE BELISLE

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephte HEBERT abt. 1764 in Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Josephte HEBERT was born 23 July 1742 in Port Royal, Acadia . Marie-Josephte died 27 November 1834 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephte was the child of Alexandre HEBERT and Marie-Josephe AMIRAULT.

Jean-Baptiste FOREST died 15 July 1822 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste FOREST

Jean-Baptiste FOREST married

Marie-Josephte HEBERT
Marriage date: abt. 1764
Marriage place: , Crown Colony of Connecticut
Marie-Josephte HEBERT was the child of Alexandre HEBERT and Marie-Josephe AMIRAULT

Children of Jean-Baptiste FOREST and Marie-Josephte HEBERT

Joseph FOREST

Born: abt. 1765, , Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 28 December 1840, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste FOREST

Born: 1 April 1769, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 July 1845,

Married: Anne POIRIER 24 June 1793 Place: Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Marie-Elisabeth FOREST

Born: 29 May 1773, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 October 1774, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Isaie FOREST

Born: 7 April 1784, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) 14 October 1805 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Francois-Xavier FOREST

Born: 2 June 1787, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1736
2 January 1736
Port Royal, Acadia

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1769 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FOREST was born 1 April 1769, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth FOREST was born 29 May 1773, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

1774 Death of Child
Marie-Elisabeth FOREST died 20 October 1774, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Isaie FOREST was born 7 April 1784, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 48 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Francois-Xavier FOREST was born 2 June 1787, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 51 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)