Jean Baptiste FOREST

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abt. 1677 , Acadia, Canada

Died

20 January 1729 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

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Michel DEFOREST Marie HÉBERT

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Born: abt. 1677 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Michel DEFOREST

Mother: Marie HÉBERT

Maternal grandparents: Étienne HÉBERT , Marie GAUDET

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Jean Baptiste married Marie Elisabeth LABARRE abt. 1698 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie Elisabeth LABARRE was born 3 October 1681 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Marie Elisabeth was the child of Jean LABARRE and Catherine LABAUVE? COURSEAU?.

Jean Baptiste FOREST died 20 January 1729 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) .
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Jean Baptiste FOREST married

Marie Elisabeth LABARRE
Marriage date: abt. 1698
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marie Elisabeth LABARRE was the child of Jean LABARRE and Catherine LABAUVE? COURSEAU?

Children of Jean Baptiste FOREST and Marie Elisabeth LABARRE

Alexandre FOREST

Born: abt. 1701, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 27 October 1757, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Married: Marie BABINEAU 17 June 1724 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jean Joseph FOREST

Born: abt. 1703, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 22 December 1757, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Marie Josephte PITRE 24 May 1734 Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Jacques FOREST

Born: abt. 1705, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite GIROUARD 11 February 1726 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Marguerite FOREST

Born: abt. 1707, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph LANDRY 1727 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

François FOREST

Born: abt. 1711, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 16 March 1761, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada

Married: Marie Josephe GIROUARD 1737 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Joseph FOREST

Born: abt. 1714, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: ,

Married: Marie Anne GIROUARD 1730 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Marie Anne FOREST

Born: April 1715, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: abt. 1795, Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Pierre DOIRON 23 November 1733 Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Charles FOREST

Born: abt. 1722, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 23 March 1783, , Territory of Orleans

Married: Marie Marguerite POIRIER 4 June 1742 Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Married: Marguerite SAULNIER 1747 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Pierre FOREST

Born: abt. 1724, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite HEBERT 28 April 1746 Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Catherine FOREST

Born: abt. 1726, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 16 December 1815, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Jean BLANCHARD 1744 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 Birth of Child
Marie Anne FOREST was born April 1715, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1724 Marriage of Child
Alexandre FOREST married 17 June 1724, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Marie BABINEAU

1726 Marriage of Child
Jacques FOREST married 11 February 1726, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Marguerite GIROUARD