Étienne
FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE
(b.
abt. 1645
,
Saint-Jean-d'Angély, Saintonge, France
d.
4 August 1724
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
)
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Étienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE was born abt. 1645 in Saint-Jean-d'Angély, Saintonge, France
Étienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE was the child of ? and ?Étienne was a Carignan-Salières soldier, arriving in New France in 1665.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Étienne married Marguerite LAUZON 23 November 1672 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Marguerite LAUZON was born 24 May 1659 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marguerite died 13 November 1699 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marguerite was the child of Gilles LAUZON and Marie ARCHAMBAULT.
Étienne married (2) Marie-Marguerite PROVOST 20 November 1701 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Marie-Marguerite PROVOST was born abt. 1655 in France. Marie-Marguerite died 20 February 1732 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).
Étienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE died 4 August 1724 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
son of Etienne Forestier and Judith Fonton
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Étienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE was a Carignan-Salières soldier - Grandfontaine Company.
Étienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE was a Carignan-Salières soldier - Grandfontaine Company.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
Family and Children of Étienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE
[Hide/Show]Étienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE married 
Marguerite LAUZON-- Date: 23 November 1672 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
See marriage record for Étienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marguerite LAUZON
Marguerite LAUZON was the child of Gilles LAUZON and Marie ARCHAMBAULT
Marriage found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection
Etienne Forestier and Marguerite Lauzon
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Étienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marguerite LAUZON:
Françoise FORESTIER dite LAFORTUNE (b.20 April 1675, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 20 December 1677, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* )
Louise FORESTIER (b.12 October 1677, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 17 April 1737, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. René DOUILLARD dit LAPRISE 4 October 1694 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Antoine FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE (b.26 September 1679, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 20 January 1703, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Catherine JUILLET 15 August 1701 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Catherine FORESTIER (b.13 March 1681 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 6 March 1723, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Gabriel BAUDREAU (BEAUDREAU) 15 August 1701 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre FORESTIER (b.abt. 1682, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 23 July 1689, Montréal, Canada, New France )
Madeleine FORESTIER (FORTIER) (b.28 April 1683, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 2 December 1760, L'Assomption, Canada )
m. Blaise JUILLET 18 July 1701 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Françoise FORESTIER (b.13 February 1685, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 19 August 1754, Berthierville, Canada, New France )
m. Edme-Aime MOREAU 29 August 1706 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Jean FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE (b.abt. 1686, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 16 November 1687, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* )
Etienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE (b.18 September 1687, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 16 March 1688, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* )
Marie-Marthe FORESTIER (b.abt. 1688, , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 December 1749, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. François CHALUT 10 June 1706 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Charles FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE (b.22 November 1691, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 27 November 1691, Montréal, Canada, New France )
Marie-Marguerite-Anne FORESTIER dite LAFORTUNE (b.26 July 1693, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 6 March 1777, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
Jacques FORESTIER (b.1 January 1695, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 9 June 1747, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Josephte DAGENAIS 21 February 1735 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada
m. Marie-Anne CARON 5 November 1736 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Marie-Barbe FORESTIER dite LAFORTUNE (b.22 August 1696, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 23 January 1772, Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Etienne HUYET dit CHAMPAGNE 8 June 1718 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Marie-Josephe FORESTIER dite LAFORTUNE (b.17 January 1699, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 21 January 1699, Montréal, Canada, New France )
Étienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE married 
Marie-Marguerite PROVOST-- Date: 20 November 1701 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Children of Étienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marie-Marguerite PROVOST:
Marguerite LAUZON-- Date: 23 November 1672 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France See marriage record for Étienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marguerite LAUZONMarguerite LAUZON was the child of Gilles LAUZON and Marie ARCHAMBAULT
Marriage found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection
Etienne Forestier and Marguerite Lauzon
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Étienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marguerite LAUZON:
Françoise FORESTIER dite LAFORTUNE (b.20 April 1675, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 20 December 1677, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* ) Louise FORESTIER (b.12 October 1677, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 17 April 1737, Montréal, Canada, New France )m. René DOUILLARD dit LAPRISE 4 October 1694 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Antoine FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE (b.26 September 1679, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 20 January 1703, Montréal, Canada, New France )m. Marie-Catherine JUILLET 15 August 1701 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Catherine FORESTIER (b.13 March 1681 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 6 March 1723, Montréal, Canada, New France )m. Gabriel BAUDREAU (BEAUDREAU) 15 August 1701 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre FORESTIER (b.abt. 1682, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 23 July 1689, Montréal, Canada, New France ) Madeleine FORESTIER (FORTIER) (b.28 April 1683, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 2 December 1760, L'Assomption, Canada )m. Blaise JUILLET 18 July 1701 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Françoise FORESTIER (b.13 February 1685, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 19 August 1754, Berthierville, Canada, New France )m. Edme-Aime MOREAU 29 August 1706 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Jean FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE (b.abt. 1686, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 16 November 1687, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* ) Etienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE (b.18 September 1687, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 16 March 1688, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* ) Marie-Marthe FORESTIER (b.abt. 1688, , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 December 1749, Montréal, Canada, New France )m. François CHALUT 10 June 1706 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Charles FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE (b.22 November 1691, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 27 November 1691, Montréal, Canada, New France ) Marie-Marguerite-Anne FORESTIER dite LAFORTUNE (b.26 July 1693, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 6 March 1777, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada ) Jacques FORESTIER (b.1 January 1695, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 9 June 1747, Montréal, Canada, New France )m. Marie-Josephte DAGENAIS 21 February 1735 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada
m. Marie-Anne CARON 5 November 1736 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Marie-Barbe FORESTIER dite LAFORTUNE (b.22 August 1696, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 23 January 1772, Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada )m. Etienne HUYET dit CHAMPAGNE 8 June 1718 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Marie-Josephe FORESTIER dite LAFORTUNE (b.17 January 1699, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 21 January 1699, Montréal, Canada, New France )Étienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE married
Marie-Marguerite PROVOST-- Date: 20 November 1701 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Children of Étienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marie-Marguerite PROVOST:
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1672 Marriage / PartnerÉtienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marguerite LAUZON 23 November 1672, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1675 Birth of ChildFrançoise FORESTIER dite LAFORTUNE was born 20 April 1675, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1677 Birth of ChildLouise FORESTIER was born 12 October 1677, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*
1677 Death of ChildFrançoise FORESTIER dite LAFORTUNE died 20 December 1677, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
1679 Birth of ChildAntoine FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE was born 26 September 1679, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1681 Birth of ChildCatherine FORESTIER was born 13 March 1681 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1683 Birth of ChildMadeleine FORESTIER (FORTIER) was born 28 April 1683, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1685 Birth of ChildFrançoise FORESTIER was born 13 February 1685, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*
1687 Birth of ChildEtienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE was born 18 September 1687, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
1687 Death of ChildJean FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE died 16 November 1687, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
1688 Death of ChildEtienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE died 16 March 1688, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
1689 Death of ChildPierre FORESTIER died 23 July 1689, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1691 Birth of ChildCharles FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE was born 22 November 1691, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1693 Birth of ChildMarie-Marguerite-Anne FORESTIER dite LAFORTUNE was born 26 July 1693, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1694 Marriage of ChildLouise FORESTIER married 4 October 1694, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to René DOUILLARD dit LAPRISE
1695 Birth of ChildJacques FORESTIER was born 1 January 1695, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1696 Birth of ChildMarie-Barbe FORESTIER dite LAFORTUNE was born 22 August 1696, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1699 Birth of ChildMarie-Josephe FORESTIER dite LAFORTUNE was born 17 January 1699, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1699 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarguerite LAUZON died 13 November 1699, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1701 Marriage / PartnerÉtienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marie-Marguerite PROVOST 20 November 1701, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Carignan-Salières Regiment Officers and Soldiers (who married Filles du Roi)
Forestier, Etienne dit LaFortune, m. Marguerite Provost, 20 Nov. 1701
Soldier, Company: Grandfontaine
La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668
Forestier, Etienne dit LaFortune, m. Marguerite Provost, 20 Nov. 1701
Soldier, Company: Grandfontaine
La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668
1701 Marriage - Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes, QC, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1701 Marriage of ChildMadeleine FORESTIER (FORTIER) married 18 July 1701, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Blaise JUILLET
1701 Marriage of ChildAntoine FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE married 15 August 1701, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marie-Catherine JUILLET
1701 Marriage of ChildCatherine FORESTIER married 15 August 1701 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Gabriel BAUDREAU (BEAUDREAU)
1703 Death of ChildAntoine FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE died 20 January 1703, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1706 Marriage of ChildMarie-Marthe FORESTIER married 10 June 1706 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to François CHALUT
1706 Marriage of ChildFrançoise FORESTIER married 29 August 1706, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Edme-Aime MOREAU
1718 Marriage of ChildMarie-Barbe FORESTIER dite LAFORTUNE married 8 June 1718, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Etienne HUYET dit CHAMPAGNE
1723 Death of ChildCatherine FORESTIER died 6 March 1723, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
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