Francois FOREST

Born

abt. 1742 , Acadia, Canada

Died

22 July 1778 , Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada

Francois married Felicite DUGAS 21 October 1771 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Felicite DUGAS was born 26 February 1752 in Port Royal, Acadia . Felicite died 19 March 1787 in Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada . Felicite was the child of Claude DUGAS and Marie Josephe MELANSON .

Parents & Family of Francois FOREST

Parents of Francois FOREST

Father

François FOREST

Mother

Jeanne GIROURARD

Grandparents of Francois FOREST

Paternal grandparents

René FOREST Françoise DUGAS

Maternal grandparents

Alexandre GIROUARD Marie Madeleine LEBORGNE DE BELISLE

Francois 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

m. Dugas Felicite

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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 Francois FOREST

Francois FOREST married

Felicite DUGAS
Marriage date: 21 October 1771
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Felicite DUGAS was the child of Claude DUGAS and Marie Josephe MELANSON

Children of Francois FOREST and Felicite DUGAS

Louis FOREST

Born: 11 August 1772, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Elisabeth BOURGEOIS 2 February 1795 Place: Mascouche, 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

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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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Francois FOREST and Felicite DUGAS 21 October 1771, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

1772 Birth of Child
Louis FOREST was born 11 August 1772, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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.