NOTE: Alternate spellings for surname found in historical documents, memoirs, and bibles--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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Marriages--
(1) Isabella DeForest (1792-1868)
(2) Elizabeth Eliza DeForest
Children--
David DeForest (1877- )
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Military--
Taken prisoner during the War of 1812;
Description: The following is from the book "Soldiers of the King", The Upper Canadian Militia 1812-1815, page 258, written by William Gray DeForrest--
John. 2nd Lincoln, Private.
Taken prisoner July 11, 1814
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Burial--
Grave Marker (photo)
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NOTE: Alternate spellings for surname found in historical documents, memoirs, and bibles--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}]
-----
Marriages--
(1) Isabella DeForest (1792-1868)
(2) Elizabeth Eliza DeForest
Children--
David DeForest (1877- )
-----
Military--
Taken prisoner during the War of 1812;
Description: The following is from the book "Soldiers of the King", The Upper Canadian Militia 1812-1815, page 258, written by William Gray DeForrest--
John. 2nd Lincoln, Private.
Taken prisoner July 11, 1814
-----
Burial--
Grave Marker (photo)
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