Our Maritime Ties
Crispin de Forest
1612 -1. Crispin de Forest was christened 9 Dec 1612, Leyde, South Holland. Notes:
M01-p.129,130-name,baptism was on Sunday,09 Dec 1612,d.dt,marr.info.
Crispin married Marguerite Bornstra 1 Jul 1636, Amsterdam, North Holland. Marguerite (daughter of Wybrant Andresz Bornstra and ?) died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Marguerite de Forest
- 3. Agnes de Forest
- 4. Agnes de Forest
- 5. Esther de Forest
- 6. Michel (Gereyt) de Forest was born 18 Jun 1637, Leyde, South Holland; died 1693.
Generation: 2
2. Marguerite de Forest (1.Crispin1) Notes:
M01-p.129-name
3. Agnes de Forest (1.Crispin1) Notes:
M01-p.129-name
4. Agnes de Forest (1.Crispin1) Notes:
M01-p.129-name
5. Esther de Forest (1.Crispin1) Notes:
M01-p.129-name
6. Michel (Gereyt) de Forest (1.Crispin1) was born 18 Jun 1637, Leyde, South Holland; died 1693. Notes:
name,dates - Bona Arsenault,vol.2,p.544 M01-p.124-126,129-name, marr.info on two marriages;he was a labourer. He converted to Catholicism under the name of Michel. Bona-vol.2,p.544-gives his grandfather's name as Jesse De Forest. Says his grandfather led a group of Huguenots in 1623 to settle at New Amsterdam(New York today) which was founded by other people from Holland in 1621. Between 1654 and 1667, Acadia was in the hands of the English. It was during this period of time that Michel DeForest,like the Melansons and the Grangers, families of British origin, came to establish themselves in Acadia and Married Acadians.
Michel married Marie Hebert Abt 1666. Marie (daughter of Etienne Hebert and Marie Gaudet) was born 1651, Port Royal; died 1677, Port Royal. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 7. Michel Forest was born 1667, Port Royal; died 2 Jul 1731, Pisiguit.
- 8. Pierre Forest was born Abt 1668, Port Royal; died 12 Jun 1730.
- 9. Rene Forest was born 11 Jan 1670, Port Royal; died 20 Apr 1751, Port Royal.
- 10. Gabrielle Forest was born Abt 1673, Port Royal; died 9 Nov 1710, Grand-Pre.
- 11. Marie Forest was born Abt 1675, Port Royal.
- 12. Jean Baptiste Forest was born 1677, Port Royal; died Jan 1752.
Michel married Jacqueline Benoit 1686, Port Royal. Jacqueline (daughter of Martin Benoit and Marie Chaussegros) was born 1673, Port Royal; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 13. Marguerite Forest was born Abt 1687, Port Royal.
Generation: 3
7. Michel Forest (6.Michel2, 1.Crispin1) was born 1667, Port Royal; died 2 Jul 1731, Pisiguit. Notes:
Bona-vol.2,p.544-name,b.yr,settled at Pisiguit M01-p.124-name,b&d dts, marr.info. Bona-vol.4,p.1383-name,two marriage,children,b&d dts. He and his family lived in the parish of Sainte Famille where he died around 1730.
Michel married Marie Petitpas Abt 1689, Port Royal. Marie died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
Michel married Marie Celestin Dit B. 29 Oct 1708, Grand Pre. Marie died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
8. Pierre Forest (6.Michel2, 1.Crispin1) was born Abt 1668, Port Royal; died 12 Jun 1730. Notes:
Bona-vol.2,p.754-name,spouse;son of Michel and Marie Hebert;settled at Pisiguit -vol.4,p.1383-name,b.yr,marr.info. M01-p.124-name,b&d dts.,marr.info.
Pierre — Cecile Richard. Cecile (daughter of Michel (Dit Sansoucy) Richard and Madeleine Blanchard) was born 1676, Port Royal; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
Children:
9. Rene Forest (6.Michel2, 1.Crispin1) was born 11 Jan 1670, Port Royal; died 20 Apr 1751, Port Royal. Notes:
Bona-vol.2,p.545-name,marr.info,b.yr,members of this family settled in Louisianna. -vol.2,p.526-spouse M01-p.124-b&d dts,marr.info. -p.96-marr.info.
Rene married Francoise Dugas Abt 1695, Port Royal. Francoise (daughter of Claude Dugas and Francoise Bourgeois) was born 1678, Port Royal. [Group Sheet]
Children:
10. Gabrielle Forest (6.Michel2, 1.Crispin1) was born Abt 1673, Port Royal; died 9 Nov 1710, Grand-Pre. Notes:
Bona-vol.4,p.1347-name,marr.info.;Gabrielle Forest dit Michel daug of Michel and Marie Hebert of Port Royal. M01-p.124-name,b&d dts, marr.info.m
Gabrielle married Pierre Brasseau Abt 1691, Pisiguit. Pierre was born 1663. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 16. Marie Brasseau was born 1692, Pisiguit.
- 17. Cecile Brasseau was born 1695, Pisiguit.
- 18. Anne Brasseau was born 1700, Pisiguit.
- 19. Marguerite Brasseau was born Abt 1702, Pisiguit.
- 20. Suzanne Brasseau was born 1707, Pisiguit.
- 21. Catherine Brasseau was born 1729, Pisiguit.
11. Marie Forest (6.Michel2, 1.Crispin1) was born Abt 1675, Port Royal. Notes:
Bona-vol.2,p.545-name,b.yr,spouse from Pisiguit M01-p.124-name, marr.info.,b&d dts.
Marie married Pierre l'Aine Benoit Abt 1695. Pierre died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
12. Jean Baptiste Forest (6.Michel2, 1.Crispin1) was born 1677, Port Royal; died Jan 1752. Notes:
Bona-vol.2,p.545-name,b.yr,settled at Beaubassin
M01-p.124-name,b&d dts, marr. info. & p.557-marr.info. Bona-vol.3, p.960-name,marr.info.Jean married Marie Elizabeth Labarre Abt 1698, Beaubassin. Marie (daughter of Jean Labarre and Catherine Labauve) was born 3 Oct 1681, Beaubassin; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 22. Jacques Forest was born Abt 1700, Beaubassin; died 30 Nov 1744, Port Royal.
- 23. Alexandre Forest was born Abt 1702, Beaubassin; died Oct 1757, Yamaska; was buried 28 Oct 1757, St Michel d'Yama.
- 24. Jean Joseph Forest was born Abt 1704, Beaubassin; died 22 Dec 1757, Quebec.
- 25. Marguerite Forest was born Abt 1708, Beaubassin; died 11 Jan 1745.
- 26. Joseph Forest was born Abt 1710, Beaubassin.
- 27. Francois Forest was born Abt 1713, Beaubassin.
- 28. Anne Forest was born Abt 1715, Beaubassin; died 1790, Nappan.
- 29. Charles Forest was born Abt 1720, Beaubassin.
- 30. Rene Forest was born Abt 1722, Beaubassin.
- 31. Pierre Forest was born Abt 1724, Beaubassin.
- 32. Marie Forest was born , Beaubassin.
- 33. Catherine Forest died Yes, date unknown.
13. Marguerite Forest (6.Michel2, 1.Crispin1) was born Abt 1687, Port Royal. Notes:
Bona-vol.2,p.544-b.yr. M01-p.126-b.yr,marr.info.
Generation: 4
14. Catherine Josephe Forest (8.Pierre3, 6.Michel2, 1.Crispin1) Notes:
Bona-vol.4,p.1412-marr.info;daug of Pierre & Cecile Richard. M01-p.532-marr.info.
Catherine married Jacques LeBlanc 12 Jun 1730, Grand Pre. Jacques (son of Jacques LeBlanc and Catherine Landry) was born 21 Feb 1708, Grand Pre. [Group Sheet]
15. Marguerite Forest (9.Rene3, 6.Michel2, 1.Crispin1) Notes:
Bona-vol.2,p.402-marr.info. J02-p.68-marr.info.
Marguerite married Pierre Bastarache 19 Jan 1724, Port Royal. Pierre (son of Jean (dit LeBasque) Bastarache and Huguette Vincent) was born 18 Jul 1702, Port Royal; died 7 May 1751, Port Royal. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 34. Pierre Bastarache was born 21 Nov 1724, Port Royal; died 21 Mar 1796, Bouctouche.
16. Marie Brasseau (10.Gabrielle3, 6.Michel2, 1.Crispin1) was born 1692, Pisiguit. Notes:
Bona-vol.4,p.1347-name,b.yr.
17. Cecile Brasseau (10.Gabrielle3, 6.Michel2, 1.Crispin1) was born 1695, Pisiguit. Notes:
Bona-vol.4,p.1338-name,marr.info;daug of Pierre and Gabrielle Forest dit Michel -vol.4,p.1347-name,b.yr,spouse
Cecile married Antoine Boudrot Abt 1720, Pisiguit. Antoine (son of Charles Boudrot and Marie Corporon) was born Abt 1691, Pisiguit. [Group Sheet]
18. Anne Brasseau (10.Gabrielle3, 6.Michel2, 1.Crispin1) was born 1700, Pisiguit. Notes:
Bona-vol.4,p.1347-name,b.yr,spouse.
Anne — Louis Longuespee. Louis died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
19. Marguerite Brasseau (10.Gabrielle3, 6.Michel2, 1.Crispin1) was born Abt 1702, Pisiguit. Notes:
Bona-vol.4,p.1347-name,b.yr,spouse.
Marguerite — Pierre Guedry. Pierre died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
20. Suzanne Brasseau (10.Gabrielle3, 6.Michel2, 1.Crispin1) was born 1707, Pisiguit. Notes:
Bona-vol.4,p.1347-name,b.yr,spouse. M01-p.232-Susanne Brassaud, marr.info.
Suzanne married Pierre dit Cadet Robichaud Abt 1730. Pierre (son of Charles Robichaud and Marie Bourg) was born 25 Apr 1707, Port Royal. [Group Sheet]
21. Catherine Brasseau (10.Gabrielle3, 6.Michel2, 1.Crispin1) was born 1729, Pisiguit. Notes:
Bona-vol.4,p.1339-name,marr.info.;daug of Pierre and Gabrielle Forest M01-p.167-name,marr.info. Bona-vol.4,p.1347-name,b.yr,spouse
Catherine married Jean Baptiste Boudrot 18 Oct 1729, Grand-Pre. Jean (son of Jean-Baptiste Boudrot and Cecile Corporon) was born Abt 1710, Pisiguit; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 35. Dorothee Boudrot was born Abt 1731, Pisiguit; died 14 Feb 1818, Nappan, Cumberland.
- 36. Theodose Boudrot was born Abt 1733, Pisiguit; died , Menoudie.
- 37. Madeleine Boudrot was born Abt 1740, Pisiguit; died 23 Mar 1811, Memramcook; was buried 24 Mar 1811, the parish cemetery of Memramcook.
- 38. Marguerite Boudrot was born Abt 1741; died Yes, date unknown.
- 39. Catherine Boudrot was born Abt 1744.
- 40. Ignace Boudrot was born Abt 1751.
22. Jacques Forest (12.Jean3, 6.Michel2, 1.Crispin1) was born Abt 1700, Beaubassin; died 30 Nov 1744, Port Royal. Other Events:
- Residence: Connecticut, USA; , after being deported,
Jacques married Marguerite Girouard 11 Feb 1726, Port Royal. Marguerite (daughter of Jacques Girouard and Anne Petitpas) was born Dec 1705, the parish of Port Royal; died Bef 5 Jan 1765. [Group Sheet]
23. Alexandre Forest (12.Jean3, 6.Michel2, 1.Crispin1) was born Abt 1702, Beaubassin; died Oct 1757, Yamaska; was buried 28 Oct 1757, St Michel d'Yama. Notes:
Bona-vol.3,p.961-b.yr,marr.info;Members of this family were at Quebec in 1757 and settled at Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska.He was buried there. -vol.2,p.396-spouse. M01-p.557-says he died 27 Oct 1757 at St Michel, Bellechasse,Que.;marr.info. -p.26-marr.info.
Alexandre married Marie Babineau 17 Jun 1724, Port Royal. Marie (daughter of Nicolas Babineau and Marie Marguerite Granger) was born 1704, Port Royal. [Group Sheet]
24. Jean Joseph Forest (12.Jean3, 6.Michel2, 1.Crispin1) was born Abt 1704, Beaubassin; died 22 Dec 1757, Quebec. Notes:
Bona-vol.3,p.961-b.yr,marr.info. He was at Quebec in 1757. M01-p.557-b&d dts,marr.info.
Jean married Marie Josephe Pitre 24 May 1734, Beaubassin. Marie died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
25. Marguerite Forest (12.Jean3, 6.Michel2, 1.Crispin1) was born Abt 1708, Beaubassin; died 11 Jan 1745. Notes:
Bona-vol.3,p.961-b.yr;gives spouse as Francois Pincer. M01-p.557-d.dt;gives spouse as Joseph Landry;marr dt of abt 1727. DISCREPANCY
26. Joseph Forest (12.Jean3, 6.Michel2, 1.Crispin1) was born Abt 1710, Beaubassin. Notes:
Bona-vol.3,p.961-b.yr,marr.info. He lived at Menoudy near Beaubassin. Members of this family settled at Saint Michel d'Yamaska and others at l'Assomption. M01-p.557-gives a b.dt of abt 1714;d.dt,marr.info.
Joseph married Anne Girouard Abt 1732. Anne died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
27. Francois Forest (12.Jean3, 6.Michel2, 1.Crispin1) was born Abt 1713, Beaubassin. Notes:
Bona-vol.3,p.961-b.yr,marr.info. Members of this family were at Saint Pierre de Montmagny in 1761 and at Becancour in 1767. M01-p.557-b.yr as abt 1711;marr.dt as abt 1737.
Francois married Marie Josephe Girouard Abt 1735. Marie died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
28. Anne Forest (12.Jean3, 6.Michel2, 1.Crispin1) was born Abt 1715, Beaubassin; died 1790, Nappan. Notes:
Bona-vol.3,p.953-marr info. AND vol.3,p.960,961-b.yr,spouse J03-p.108, 109-mar.info;d.dt& loc. B22-p.361-marr.info.,d.dt.
Anne married Pierre dit Pitre Doiron 22 Nov 1733, Beaubassin. Pierre (son of Pierre Doiron and Madeleine Doucet) was born Abt 1712, Beaubassin; died 1794, Maccan. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 41. Pierre Doiron was born Mar 1734, Nappan; died 7 Jul 1825, Tediche.
- 42. Joseph Doiron was born 1736, Nappan.
- 43. Francois Doiron was born 1738, Nappan.
- 44. Louison (Louis) Doiron was born 1739, Nappan; died 19 Apr 1809.
- 45. Isidore dit GĂ©dore Doiron was born 1743; died 31 Mar 1841, Nappan.
- 46. Anne Doiron was born 24 Nov 1741, Nappan.
- 47. Marie (Dite Bidaque) Doiron was born 1742, Nappan; died 1827.
- 48. Madeleine Doiron was born 1744, Nappan.
- 49. Angelique Doiron was born 1746, Nappan; died 30 Apr 1827.
29. Charles Forest (12.Jean3, 6.Michel2, 1.Crispin1) was born Abt 1720, Beaubassin. Notes:
Discrepancy over who he married.-see RIN Bona-vol.3,p.961,962-b.yr, says he marr.4Jun 1742 to Marguerite Poirier d/o Michel & Jeanne Bourgeois and had children:Marie,1745;Paul,1746;Rose,1748. M01-p.558-gives b.dt abt 1722;shows two wives Marguerite Poirier 4 Jun 1742 at Beaubassin and Marguerite Saulnier abt 1750 J03-p.102-gives wife's name as Marie Poirier 4 Jun 1742 at Beaubassin. Widowed as early as 1789, Charles Forest married a second time in 1795 to Marie Girouard widow of Michel Duguay. He died around 1805. J02-p.159-gives a Marguerite Forest marrying Joseph LeBlanc and her parents are Charles and Marie Chiasson. See Marguerite Saulnier RIN 1019 for comments. See daughter Marguertie RIN 532. I believe this is Paul Forest's father.
30. Rene Forest (12.Jean3, 6.Michel2, 1.Crispin1) was born Abt 1722, Beaubassin. Notes:
Bona-vol.3,p.962-b.yr,marr.info. for one marr. M01-p.557-marr.info.
Rene married Anne Poirier 22 Feb 1746, Beaubassin. Anne died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
31. Pierre Forest (12.Jean3, 6.Michel2, 1.Crispin1) was born Abt 1724, Beaubassin. Notes:
Bona-vol.3,p.962-b.yr,marr.info. He was deported to Pennsylvania with his family. M01-p.557-marr.info.
Pierre married Marguerite Hebert 28 Apr 1746, Beaubassin. Marguerite died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
32. Marie Forest (12.Jean3, 6.Michel2, 1.Crispin1) was born , Beaubassin. Notes:
Bona-vol.3,p.960-b.yr. of 1730 M01-p.557-b.dt is 22/04/1720 at Beaubassin;says she married Guillaume Poirier abt 1739. Discrepancy so have omitted spouse for now.
33. Catherine Forest (12.Jean3, 6.Michel2, 1.Crispin1) died Yes, date unknown. Notes:
M01-p.557-marr.info.
Catherine married Jean Blanchard Abt 1744. Jean died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]