Pierre FOREST

(b. abt. 1668 , Port Royal, Acadia d. June 1730 , Pisiquit, Acadia )
Age: 62

Am I Your Ancestor?
FOREST Family Tree

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Pierre FOREST was born abt. 1668 in Port Royal, Acadia

Pierre FOREST was the child of Michel DEFOREST and Marie HÉBERT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Étienne HÉBERT and Marie GAUDET

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

Pierre married Cecile RICHARD abt. 1692 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children. Cecile RICHARD was born abt. 1676 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Cecile was the child of Michel RICHARD dit SANSOUCY and Madeleine BLANCHARD.

Pierre FOREST died June 1730 in Pisiquit, Acadia .
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.

The Everything Guide to Online Genealogy: Trace Your Roots, Share Your History, and Create Your Family Tree

Essential Skills for The Occasional Genealogist: Beyond-beginner Genealogy Skills for Busy Family Historians

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2024

Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Pierre FOREST

[Hide/Show]

Pierre FOREST married

Cecile RICHARD-- Date: abt. 1692 Place: , Acadia, Canada
Cecile RICHARD was the child of Michel RICHARD dit SANSOUCY and Madeleine BLANCHARD

"Pierre (son of Michel Forest and Marie Hebert), born in c1668, married Cécile, daughter of Michel Richard, probably at Port-Royal in c1692. They settled at Ste.-Famille, Pigiguit, and had nine children, including a son who married into the Babin family. Four of Pierre's daughters married into the Landry and LeBlanc families. In June 1714, Pierre was "among the inhabitants of Acadia who went with Father Gaulin to view land on Île Royale," today's Cape Breton Island. The following August, he received permission from the king of France to settle on the island, but he must not have liked what he saw there. He died at Pigiguit in June 1730, age 62."

Source:
Acadians in Gray
www.acadiansingray.com/

Children of Pierre FOREST and Cecile RICHARD:

Marie Josephe FOREST (b.abt. 1693, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
m. Jacques LAPIERRE 1722 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Pierre FOREST (b.abt. 1694, Pisiquit, Acadia d. , )
m. Madeleine BABIN 10 January 1718 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Marguerite FOREST (b.abt. 1695, Pisiquit, Acadia d. 11 January 1745, Pisiquit, Acadia )
m. Pierre LANDRY abt. 1713 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Cecile FOREST (b.abt. 1695, , Acadia, Canada d. 19 April 1780, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Germain LANDRY 1722 in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada (Pisiquit, Acadia)

Catherine Josephe FOREST (b.abt. 1710, , Acadia, Canada d. abt. 1777, , Territory of Orleans)
m. Jacques LEBLANC 12 June 1730 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Madeleine FOREST (b.abt. 1712, , Acadia, Canada d. 11 January 1777, Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Paul LEBLANC 13 November 1730 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Add History, Life Events, News, Stories about Pierre FOREST
(Examples include: Birth, Baptism, Census Records, Military Records, Death, Obituary, Personal Achievements, Other events)

[Hide/Show]

Exploring the Ancestry of Pierre FOREST: Events, Pictures, and Documents

1671 Census - Port Royal
Michel De FOREST, farmer, 33, his wife, Marie HEBERT 20 their 3 children: Michel 4, Pierre 2, Rene 1 cattle 12, sheep 2, 2 arpents of cultivated land.

1671 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1686 Port Royal
Michel DEFOREST 47, Jacqueline BENOIST 13 children by his first wife (Marie HEBERT): Michel 19, Pierre 18, Rene 16, Gabriel 13, Marie 11, Jean-Baptiste 9 1 gun, 5 arpents, 8 sheep, 4 hogs.
1686 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

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

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Marriage of Child
Pierre FOREST married 10 January 1718, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia) to Madeleine BABIN

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

1730 Death
June 1730
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada (Pisiquit, Acadia)

Added: 7/12/2009 7:36:27 PM - Updated: 7/15/2013 6:25:25 PM

Family Pedigree Chart

LARGE PRINT Blank Pedigree Chart (6 generations/64 names) for Ancestry

Ancestry Family Group Record

LARGE PRINT Two-Sided Family Group Sheets for Ancestry

Ancestral Map

Pierre FOREST - Family Tree

Canadian Ancestry - Acadia - Did you know? Acadian parents might tell their children about "le Bonhomme Sept-heures, a fearful character who would visit upleasant deeds upon young children if they did not go to bed at the designated hour."