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Louis Laforest 1860–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1860

Birth Location: St Simon Jude Belle River Essex Ont. Canada

Death Date: 21 Jul 1920

Death Location: Belle River, Essex County, Ontario, Canada

Father: Olivier Laforest

Mother: Marie Casavant

Spouse(s): Mary Ducharme, Artimise Nantais

Children(s): Joel LaForest, Joseph LaForest, Rene LaForest, Severin Laforest

Louis Laforest was born in 1860 in St Simon Jude Belle River Essex Ont. Canada, the child of Olivier Laforest And Marie Anne Casavant. In 1901, Louis Laforest resided in Ontario, Canada. Louis Laforest married Artimise Nantais, Mary Louise Ducharme, and had children including Joel Laforest, Joseph Adrian Laforest, Rene Laforest, Severin Laforest. Louis Laforest passed away in 1920 in Belle River, Essex County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Louis Laforest was born in 1860 in St Simon Jude Belle River Essex Ont. Canada, the child of Olivier Laforest And Marie Anne Casavant.
  • In 1901, Louis Laforest resided in Ontario, Canada.
  • Louis Laforest married Artimise Nantais, Mary Louise Ducharme, and had children including Joel Laforest, Joseph Adrian Laforest, Rene Laforest, Severin Laforest.
  • Louis Laforest passed away in 1920 in Belle River, Essex County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Louis Laforest's Ancestors

Self
Louis Laforest
1860–1920
Birth Place: St Simon Jude Belle River Essex Ont. Canada
Parents
Olivier Laforest
1814–1901
Assumption Sandwich (Windsor) Essex Ontario Canada
Marie (Anne) Casavant
1824–1911
Assumption Sandwich (Windsor) Essex Ontario Canada
Grandparents
Pierre Casavan
1795–1867
Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada
Catherine (Eulalie) Pillette
1798–1865
Windsor
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Pillette
1754–1828
Marie Barrois
1765–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Pillette
1726–1764
Marie Belleperche
1737–1810
Francois Lootman
1733–1768
Catherine Cesire
1735–1784

Louis Laforest's Descendants

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Louis Laforest (24 Feb 1860–21 Jul 1920) m. Mary (Louise) Ducharme (21 September 1854–9 November 1929) m. Artimise Nantais (1862–1884)
  1. 1. Joel LaForest 1896–1941 m. Marie (Jeannette Elizabeth) Reaume 1900–1926
    1. 1. Lucille (Marie LaForest) Reaume 1924–2018
    2. 2. Raymond LaForest 1919–1979
    3. 3. Catherine LaForest 1922–2014
    4. 4. Edmond ((Pete)) LaForest 1920–1981
  2. 2. Joseph (Adrian) LaForest 1889–1890
  3. 3. Rene LaForest 1885–1963 m. Regina Papineau 1887–1966
    1. 1. Aurora (Gladys) LaForest 1912–1982 m. August (William Carlson) (1899) 1899–1978
    2. 2. Laurentia LaForest 1915–1984
    3. 3. Emmanuel Laforest 1919–1944 m. Rita Renaud 1917–2010
    4. 4. Jeanne Laforest 1916–1988
    5. 5. Abel Laforest 1924–1964
    6. 6. Emily Laforest 1913–
    7. 7. Georgine Laforest 1921–1998
  4. 4. Severin Laforest 1900–

Louis Laforest's Timeline

3 Records

1860
24 Feb 1860
Birth of Louis Laforest in St Simon Jude Belle River Essex Ont. Canada
St Simon Jude Belle River Essex Ont. Canada
1901
1901
Age 41
Louis Laforest resided here in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1920
21 Jul 1920
Age 60
Death of Louis Laforest in Essex Ontario Canada
Essex Ontario Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1860
    Event Place: St Simon Jude Belle River Essex Ont. Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Rochester, Essex (NorthNord), Ontario; Page: 9; Family No: 74
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Rochester, Essex (NorthNord), Ontario; Page: 9; Family No: 74

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1920
    Event Place: Essex Ontario Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Belle River, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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