Simon FOREST

Born

13 December 1738 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

20 December 1801 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Simon FOREST

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Born: 13 December 1738 in Port Royal, Acadia

Parents of Simon FOREST

Father

François FOREST

Mother

Jeanne GIROURARD

Grandparents of Simon FOREST

Paternal grandparents

René FOREST Françoise DUGAS

Maternal grandparents

Alexandre GIROUARD Marie Madeleine LEBORGNE DE BELISLE

Simon 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

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

Simon married Rosalie RICHARD 18 October 1767 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Rosalie RICHARD was born 24 March 1741 in Port Royal, Acadia . Rosalie died 7 November 1793 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . Rosalie was the child of Jean Baptiste RICHARD and Josephte HÉBERT.

Simon FOREST died 20 December 1801 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .

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m. Richard Rosalie

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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 Simon FOREST

Simon FOREST married

Rosalie RICHARD
Marriage date: 18 October 1767
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Rosalie RICHARD was the child of Jean Baptiste RICHARD and Josephte HÉBERT

Marriage notes:

Premier mariage : avant 1765-12-31 Colonies anglaises (États-Unis)

Children of Simon FOREST and Rosalie RICHARD

Marie FOREST

Born: abt. 1776, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François PERRAULT 22 September 1795 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Marie-Desanges FOREST

Born: 4 June 1784, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 March 1839, Joliette, Lower Canada

Married: Ambroise LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES 24 February 1800 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Birth — 1738
13 December 1738
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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Simon FOREST and Rosalie RICHARD 18 October 1767, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 28 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.