Marie Josephe FOREST

Born

abt. 1723 , Acadia, Canada

Died

5 January 1758 , Québec, Canada, New France

Parents & Family of Marie Josephe FOREST

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Born: abt. 1723 in Acadia, Canada

Parents of Marie Josephe FOREST

Father

Joseph FOREST

Mother

Marie GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU)

Grandparents of Marie Josephe FOREST

Paternal grandparents

René FOREST Françoise DUGAS

Maternal grandparents

Charles GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) Anne BOURG

Marie Josephe was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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

Marie Josephe married Pierre GIROUARD 4 February 1743 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre GIROUARD was born 10 October 1721 in Port Royal, Acadia . Pierre died 25 October 1763 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre was the child of François GIROUARD and Anne BOURGEOIS.

Marie Josephe FOREST died 5 January 1758 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie Josephe FOREST

Marie Josephe FOREST married

Pierre GIROUARD
Marriage date: 4 February 1743
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Pierre GIROUARD was the child of François GIROUARD and Anne BOURGEOIS

Marriage notes:

On 4 February 1743 in Port-Royal, Acadia, Canada, Pierre married Marie-Josèphe Forest, the daughter of Joseph Forest and Marie Guilbeau.

(White, Stephen A. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Famillies Acadiennes. volume I. Moncton, Canada: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999).

Children of Pierre GIROUARD and Marie Josephe FOREST

Marie-Louise GIROUARD

Born: abt. 1747, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 25 April 1838, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph MARTIN dit BARNABÉ 22 June 1767 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Anastasie GIROUARD dite MALOUIN

Born: abt. 1752,
Died: 29 January 1812, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Married: Amable MARTIN 27 January 1772 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

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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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1743 Marriage / Partner
Marie Josephe FOREST and Pierre GIROUARD 4 February 1743, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)