Pierre FOREST

Born

30 September 1769 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

26 April 1827 , Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Pierre FOREST

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Born: 30 September 1769 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Pierre FOREST

Father

Pierre FOREST

Mother

Elisabeth VINCENT

Grandparents of Pierre FOREST

Paternal grandparents

Joseph FOREST Marie Anne GIROUARD

Maternal grandparents

Jean Baptiste VINCENT Elisabeth COMEAU

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

Pierre married Archange LAMARRE 30 October 1797 in Oka, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Archange LAMARRE was born 17 August 1773 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Archange died 20 February 1830 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada. Archange was the child of Jacques-Michel LAMARRE and Edwidge (Hedwige) ROBERT dite BRETON.

Pierre FOREST died 26 April 1827 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre FOREST

Pierre FOREST married

Archange LAMARRE
Marriage date: 30 October 1797
Marriage place: Oka, Lower Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Archange LAMARRE was the child of Jacques-Michel LAMARRE and Edwidge (Hedwige) ROBERT dite BRETON

Children of Pierre FOREST and Archange LAMARRE

Jacques FOREST

Born: 22 July 1802, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada
Died: 21 April 1833, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada

Geneviève-Marguerite FOREST

Born: 31 March 1808, Montréal, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Joseph FOREST (FORÈT)

Born: abt. 1810, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste FOREST

Born: 21 June 1810, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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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Birth — 1769
30 September 1769
L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

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

1797 Marriage / Partner
Pierre FOREST and Archange LAMARRE 30 October 1797, Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes)

He was 28 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Jacques FOREST was born 22 July 1802, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 32 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Geneviève-Marguerite FOREST was born 31 March 1808, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre was 38 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FOREST was born 21 June 1810, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 40 years old.

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

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England