Pierre FOREST

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abt. 1668 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

June 1730 , Pisiquit, Acadia

Age: 62

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Michel DEFOREST Marie HÉBERT

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Born: abt. 1668 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Michel DEFOREST

Mother: Marie HÉBERT

Maternal grandparents: Étienne HÉBERT , Marie GAUDET

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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 died 3 May 1731 in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada (Pisiquit, Acadia). Cecile was the child of Michel RICHARD dit SANSOUCY and Madeleine BLANCHARD.

Pierre FOREST died June 1730 in Pisiquit, Acadia .
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Cecile RICHARD
Marriage date: abt. 1692
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Cecile RICHARD was the child of Michel RICHARD dit SANSOUCY and Madeleine BLANCHARD

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"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."

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Children of Pierre FOREST and Cecile RICHARD

Marie Josephe FOREST

Born: abt. 1693, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jacques LAPIERRE 1722 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Pierre FOREST

Born: abt. 1694, Pisiquit, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine BABIN 10 January 1718 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Marguerite FOREST

Born: abt. 1695, Pisiquit, Acadia
Died: 11 January 1745, Pisiquit, Acadia

Married: Pierre LANDRY 1713 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Cecile FOREST

Born: abt. 1695, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 19 April 1780, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Germain LANDRY 1722 Place: Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada (Pisiquit, Acadia)

Catherine Josephe FOREST

Born: abt. 1710, , Acadia, Canada
Died: abt. 1777, , Territory of Orleans

Married: Jacques LEBLANC 12 June 1730 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Madeleine FOREST

Born: abt. 1712, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 11 January 1777, Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Paul LEBLANC 13 November 1730 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

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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