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Simon DeForest

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Simon DeForest

Birth
Ontario, Canada
Death
12 Sep 1861 (aged 72)
Ontario, Canada
Burial
Milton, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada Add to Map
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[NOTE: Alternate spellings for surname found in historical documents, memoirs, and bibles--
DeForrest, Defaust, DeFreest, DeForeest, DeFriest ]

Son of--
Abraham DeForest
(1767-1842)
and
Elizabeth (Bowman) DeForest
(1768-1849)

[Elizabeth (Bowman) DeForest
d/o Jacob Baumann/Bowman Junior (1738-1815)
and
Elizabeth Bowman (1739-1800);
{my maternal 4th great grandparents-dht}]

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Marriage--
On 16 Jun 1819, married
Mary Pear DeForest (1796-1888)

Children of this marriage (list is work in progress)--
Peter Deforest 1820 –
Phillip Deforest 1822 – 1868
Sarah Elizabeth Deforest 1823 –
Abraham Deforest 1824 –
Simon Deforest 1827 –
Esther Abigal Deforest 1830 –
Gilbert Deforest 1834 – 1910
John Deforest 1837 – 1909
Mary Deforest 1844 –



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Simon was a farmer. They were Methodists. They owned a frame log house and barn, 100 acres 80 of which were under cultivation. 12 1/2 in crops, 66 3/4 pasture, 3/4 garden and 20 woods or wild. At the time, worth $2000.



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[NOTE: Alternate spellings for surname found in historical documents, memoirs, and bibles--
DeForrest, Defaust, DeFreest, DeForeest, DeFriest ]

Son of--
Abraham DeForest
(1767-1842)
and
Elizabeth (Bowman) DeForest
(1768-1849)

[Elizabeth (Bowman) DeForest
d/o Jacob Baumann/Bowman Junior (1738-1815)
and
Elizabeth Bowman (1739-1800);
{my maternal 4th great grandparents-dht}]

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Marriage--
On 16 Jun 1819, married
Mary Pear DeForest (1796-1888)

Children of this marriage (list is work in progress)--
Peter Deforest 1820 –
Phillip Deforest 1822 – 1868
Sarah Elizabeth Deforest 1823 –
Abraham Deforest 1824 –
Simon Deforest 1827 –
Esther Abigal Deforest 1830 –
Gilbert Deforest 1834 – 1910
John Deforest 1837 – 1909
Mary Deforest 1844 –



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Simon was a farmer. They were Methodists. They owned a frame log house and barn, 100 acres 80 of which were under cultivation. 12 1/2 in crops, 66 3/4 pasture, 3/4 garden and 20 woods or wild. At the time, worth $2000.



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