Marguerite LAFOREST

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25 August 1753 , Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

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Guillaume LAFOREST Marie Marguerite TREMBLAY

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Born: 25 August 1753 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Father: Guillaume LAFOREST

Mother: Marie Marguerite TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST , Marie-Angélique RANCOURT

Maternal grandparents: Antoine TREMBLAY , Marie-Anne PILOTE

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Marguerite married Alexis ARCOUET 12 November 1770 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) . Alexis ARCOUET was born 16 September 1736 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . Alexis was the child of Pierre ARCOUET dit LAJEUNESSE and Angelique CHAYER (CHAILLE).

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Alexis ARCOUET
Marriage date: 12 November 1770
Marriage place: Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Alexis ARCOUET was the child of Pierre ARCOUET dit LAJEUNESSE and Angelique CHAYER (CHAILLE)

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Birth — 1753
25 August 1753
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

1770 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite LAFOREST and Alexis ARCOUET 12 November 1770, Detroit, Michigan, USA

She was 17 years old.

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The name Michigan is based on a native American (Chippewa) word; 'meicigama' (meaning 'great water,' a word referring to Lake Superior). (statesymbolsusa.org)

January 26, 1837 - Michigan becomes 26th U.S. state

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