Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST

Born

abt. 1643 , France

Died

3 December 1708 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Parents & Family of Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST

Explore parents, grandparents, spouses, children, and the family connections surrounding Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST.

Parents

Father unknownMother unknown

Grandparents

Explore grandparents

Spouse & Children

View family relationships1 recorded relationship(s)

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: abt. 1643 in France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1696.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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

Pierre married Marie-Françoise HAREL 4 July 1696 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Françoise HAREL was born 22 April 1678 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . Marie-Françoise died 13 November 1756 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . Marie-Françoise was the child of Jean-Marie-Victor-François HAREL and Marie-Madeleine PESCHER.

Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST died 3 December 1708 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France .

son of René Blanchet and Jeanne Marié

Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Meunier

The meunier, or miller, was a person who owned and/or operated a mill — a machine used to grind a cereal crop to make flour. He oversaw all the operations that went into milling grain. Then, he bagged the flour, weighed it, stored it as needed, and collected revenue from it.
Source: tfcq.ca

Spouse & Children of Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST

Hide Family & Children

Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST married

Marie-Françoise HAREL
Marriage date: 4 July 1696
Marriage place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise HAREL was the child of Jean-Marie-Victor-François HAREL and Marie-Madeleine PESCHER

Children of Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST and Marie-Françoise HAREL

Marien BLANCHET

Born: 3 June 1697, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Jacques BLANCHET

Born: 16 March 1699, Champlain, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Pierre BLANCHET

Born: 8 November 1700, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET

Born: 12 January 1702, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
Died: 16 November 1706, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST

Born: 11 August 1704, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 7 December 1746, Sorel, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Anne-Catherine DUBOIS 30 June 1727 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Françoise BLANCHET dite LAFOREST

Born: 16 October 1706, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 24 June 1788, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: François-Robert PICHET dit DUPRÉ 7 January 1727 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Pierre'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.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST.

Hide Life & Records

How to read this timeline
Records about Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Show:

Use these buttons to focus on the ancestor's own records or the wider historical context.

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1696 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST and Marie-Françoise HAREL 4 July 1696, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)