Jean-Baptiste FOREST

Born

1 April 1769 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

10 July 1845 ,

Jean-Baptiste married Anne POIRIER 24 June 1793 in Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anne POIRIER was born 5 February 1774 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Anne died 19 May 1817 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . Anne was the child of Jean POIRIER and Nathalie Anastasie MARTIN .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste FOREST

Parents of Jean-Baptiste FOREST

Father

Jean-Baptiste FOREST

Mother

Marie-Josephte HEBERT

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste FOREST

Paternal grandparents

François FOREST Jeanne GIROURARD

Maternal grandparents

Alexandre HEBERT Marie-Josephe AMIRAULT

m. Poirier Anne

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste FOREST

Jean-Baptiste FOREST married

Anne POIRIER
Marriage date: 24 June 1793
Marriage place: Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada
Anne POIRIER was the child of Jean POIRIER and Nathalie Anastasie MARTIN

Children of Jean-Baptiste FOREST and Anne POIRIER

Louis FOREST

Born: 21 February 1808, L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Died: 16 June 1876, Rochester, New York, USA

Married: Emelie CHEVALIER 27 July 1830 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Jean-Baptiste's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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 — 1769
1 April 1769
L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1793 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FOREST and Anne POIRIER 24 June 1793, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

He was 24 years old.

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1808 Birth of Child
Louis FOREST was born 21 February 1808, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)