MONTAGNE & DEFOREST by Arthur White 7 April 1990 ------------------------------------------------ Although not related to MONTAGNE, I did discover considerable information about him in the book A WALLOON FAMILY IN AMERICA: LOCKWOOD DEFOREST AND HIS FORBEARS 1500-1848, by Mrs. Robert W. Deforest, New York, 1914. It is on micro-fiche and you might ask you local library to try to obtain it by interloan. The Sutro Branch of the Califoria State Library has a copy: 480 Winston Drive, San Francisco. I am a descendant of MONTAGNE's brother- in-law, Henri (Henry/Hendrick DEFOREST (FOREST, deFREEST, deFORET); Rachel's brother. If you are a descendant of Rachel DEFOREST, the following chart will be of interest. Please let me know if you have further information or interest in the DEFOREST family. I am currently interested in finding the book which Mrs. DeForest cites as her source: THE DE FORESTS OF AVESNES (AND OF NEW NETHERLAND), A HUGUENOT THREAD IN AMERICAN COLONIAL HISTORY, 1494 TO THE PRESENT TIME, by John W. DeForest, New Haven, Conn. FAMILY EDGE PLUS AHNENTAFEL CHART FOR HENRI DEFOREST 7 Apr 1990 ====================================================================== -------------------- GENERATION 1 ----------------------------------- 1 Henri DEFOREST (#152) born 7 Mar 1605/6, Sedan, FRANCE; Married (1 Jul 1636 Amsterdam, HOLLAND) Gertrude BORNSTRA (#153); died 26 Jul 1637, New Amsterdam (Manhattan), NY Co NY; occ. Sailor. -------------------- GENERATION 2------------------------------------ 2 Jesse DEFOREST (#171) born 1576, Avesnes, FLANDERS; Marr (23 Sep 1601 Sedan,BELGIUM) Maria DUCLOUX (#172); died 22 Oct 1624, Commaribo, GUYANA; occ. dyer/explorer. 3 Maria DUCLOUX (#172) born 1580?, Sedan, FRANCE. --------------------- GENERATION 3 ---------------------------------- 4 Jean DEFOREST (#173) born 1543, Avesnes, Hainaut, FRANCE; Married (1570 Avesnes, SPAN. NETHERLANDS) Anne MAILLARD (#176); died 1606, Berghen op Zoom, HOLLAND; occ.Draper. 5 Anne MAILLARD (#176) born 1545?, Felleries, BELGIUM. 6 Nicaise DUCLOUX (#178) born 1550?, Sedan, FRANCE; occ. merchant. --------------------- GENERATION 4 ---------------------------------- 8 Melchior DE FOREST (#174) born 1510?, Avesnes?, FRANCE; died 1571, Avesnes, FRANCE; occ. merchant draper. 9 Catherine DU FOSSET (#175) born 1515?, probably Mons, FRANCE; died unk. 10 Michel MAILLARD (#177) born 1515, Felleries, BELGIUM; died unk; occ. Mayor of Felleries. ---------------------- GENERATION 5 --------------------------------- 16 Melchiere DEFOREST (#213) born 1485, FRANCE; died 1539, FRANCE. 17 Jacqueline BRONCHIN (#214) born 1490?. ---------------------- GENERATION 6 --------------------------------- 32 Giles DEFOREST (#215) born 1455?. --- * Origin: ROOTS-BBS San Francisco (415) 584-0697 (Opus 1:125/30) 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � This file is carried by The Source of Magic BBS, Ridgefield CT � � at 203-431-4687, 300-2400 bps, 23 hours daily, specializing in � � ham and shortwave radio, genealogy, and programs for writers. � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Date: Sun Jun 14 1992 09:08:13 From: Arthur White To: Willima Dukstein Subj: Belgium, Hainaut Attr: GENEALOGY ------------------------------- My DEFOREST line extends back into the area which was called Hainaut in modern Belgium. Please let me know if you have any matches. -------------------------------------- GENERATION 1 1 Michel DEFOREST born 1638, Leiden, HOLLAND; Married Marie HEBERT; died 1690. -------------------------------------- GENERATION 2 2 Henri DEFOREST born 7 Mar 1605/6, Sedan, FRANCE; Married Gertrude BORNSTRA; died 26 Jul 1637, New Amsterdam (Manhattan), NY Co NY; 3 Gertrude BORNSTRA (#146) born circa 1610, Amsterdam?, HOLLAND; -------------------------------------- GENERATION 3 4 Jesse DE FOREST born 1576, Avesnes, FLANDERS; Maria DUCLOUX (#165); died 22 Oct 1624, Commaribo, GUYANA; 5 Maria DUCLOUX born 1580?, Sedan, FRANCE; -------------------------------------- GENERATION 4 8 Jean DE FOREST born 1543, Avesnes, Hainaut, FRANCE; Married Anne MAILLARD; died 1606, Berghen op Zoom, HOLLAND; 9 Anne MAILLARD born 1545, Felleries, BELGIUM; 10 Nicaise DUCLOUX born 1550?, Sedan, FRANCE; -------------------------------------- GENERATION 5 16 Melchior DE FOREST born 1510?, Avesnes?, FRANCE; Married Catherine DU FOSSET; died 1571, Avesnes, FRANCE; 17 Catherine DU FOSSET born 1515?, probably Mons, FRANCE; 18 Michel MAILLARD born circa 1515, Felleries, BELGIUM; died before 1582; -------------------------------------- GENERATION 6 32 Melchiere DEFOREST born 1485, FRANCE; died p.1530, FRANCE. 33 Jacqueline BRONCHIN born 1490?. 34 Antoine DU FOSSET born ____. 35 Isabeau RESTEAU born circa 1490. -------------------------------------- GENERATION 7 64 Gilles DEFOREST born 1455?; occ. Receiver of taxes and peerage of Avesnes. 68 Jean DU FOSSET born ____; died July 1, 1496, Mons, FRANCE; occ. Counsellor of the sovereign court of Hainaut. 70 Guillaume RESTEAU born circa 1465; --- Opus-CBCS 1.73a * Origin: Roots(SF!) San Francisco 415-584-0697 HST (1:125/30.0) Date: Sun Jun 28 1992 21:17:38 From: Arthur White To: Margaret Deforeest Subj: DEFOREST, Michael of Netherlands and Acadia Attr: GENEALOGY ------------------------------- I have consulted that same source and asked the same question. My information is that Michael DEFOREST was the son of Henri/Hendrick DEFOREST/DEFREEST and Gertrude BORNSTRA. He was born while Henri was in New Amsterdam and later emigrated to Acadia. My particular family branch then moved through Canada, on to Maine, and back to New York 200 years after Henri's death through the MORONG and OWEN families, seafarers from Eastport Maine. My source at this point, and it is only secondary, is my late cousin William MORONG. He assured me in a letter last year that Michael DEFOREST of Port Royal, Acadia was indeed our link to the DEFOREST family of Hainaut and that he was the son of Hendrick and grandson of the famous Jesse. He was not in good health at the time and offered no other details. He was writing a book on the MORONG family when he died, and perhaps that will reveal more. His son is expected to carry on that work. Thank you for the Crispin information, perhaps there is more to this tale yet. I have read "A Walloon Family...", and would also refer you to "The Belgians: First Settlers In New York and in the Middle Atlantic States", by H. G. Bayer, Heritage Books, Inc. 1987, and " The Deforests of Avesnes and New Netherlands", J. W. Deforest, 1900. My mailing address is 23 Richland Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94110. Please, in future BBS messages, don't quote back my entire message. It makes our benevolent sysops peevish as they are bearing the cost of our extravagance. --- Opus-CBCS 1.73a * Origin: Roots(SF!) San Francisco 415-584-0697 HST (1:125/30.0) Date: Wed Jul 15 1992 23:29:00 From: Patti Couture To: Arthur White Subj: Re: Forest - Deforest - C Attr: GENEALOGY ------------------------------- AW>about my earliest Acadian DEFOREST, Michael. There is a bit of a clound ove AW>his origin. I have it. He was born in neither Holland or Acadia, but---- FLANDERS Here it is, taken from" Le Grand Arrangement des Acadians au Quebec" by Bergeron: Michel deforest b.1638 in Avesnes, Flandres, Married Marie Hebert in 1665 (*note correction) in Port Royal, Acadian. A big paragraph about him says that the name used was Foret before they came to Acadia and is taken from the Village de Foret, near that of Babin, and the town of Douai is mentioned. Other names used were Quartdeville and de Lewarde. There were 4 children..the one you have missing is Michel II. I didnt check Michel Sr.'s parents names with what you have..my omission, sorry. The paragraph is in the same book and is in French, which could bear a better translation than what I have here. I may recheck it the next time I go, since the library was a zoo today, I had two guests and didnt give my full attention to everything I was doing. Hope your family will now all talk to each other. I wont be back there for a couple of weeks, but this goes back into my folder for a bit more perusal. Patti --- * Origin: Roots and Branches - Billerica, Ma (508) 670-9053 (1:324/281)