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Wallace Forest

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Person ID: fh_wallace_forest_1858 · Published revision 17

Recorded facts

Birth (newspaper): 24 May 1858, Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon lead [Sources: source-jhejnccj, source-ivxdlk5s, source-qwzqhcn5]
Death (newspaper): 8 October 1946 lead [Sources: source-jhejnccj, source-ivxdlk5s, source-qwzqhcn5]
Marriage date — handwritten pedigree: 7 July 1891, Sainte-Émélie-de-l’Énergie; conflicts with newspaper lead [Sources: source-jhejnccj, source-ivxdlk5s, source-qwzqhcn5]
Marriage date — 1998 newspaper: 14 July 1891, Sainte-Émélie-de-l’Énergie; conflicts with handwritten pedigree lead [Sources: source-jhejnccj, source-ivxdlk5s, source-qwzqhcn5]
Arrival in Lavigne: The 1998 newspaper says Wallace and Célestine Forest settled in Lavigne, Ontario, in 1898. lead [Sources: source-jhejnccj, source-ivxdlk5s, source-qwzqhcn5]
Marriage date corroboration and unresolved conflict: NosOrigines lists 7 July 1891 for Wallace Forest and Célestine Ducharme, agreeing with the handwritten family chart; Le Voyageur (1998) instead reports 14 July 1891. Primary parish act is still needed. lead [Sources: source-2azjcwkp, source-qwzqhcn5]
Noteworthy category: Pioneer lead [Sources: source-2azjcwkp, source-qwzqhcn5]
Historical story headline: From Québec to Lavigne: a documented family migration story lead [Sources: source-2azjcwkp, source-qwzqhcn5]
Historical story: A feature published in Le Voyageur on 22 July 1998 describes Wallace Forest and his wife Célestine Ducharme arriving at Lavigne, Ontario, in 1898. It reports Wallace was born in Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon in 1858 and later built a life in northern Ontario. The historical article is preserved among your photographed family documents. lead [Sources: source-2azjcwkp, source-qwzqhcn5]
Evidence and cautions: Historical newspaper account, not a contemporary passenger or settlement register. Their marriage is dated 14 July 1891 by the newspaper but 7 July 1891 in the family pedigree. lead [Sources: source-2azjcwkp, source-qwzqhcn5]
Story display priority: 81 lead [Sources: source-2azjcwkp, source-qwzqhcn5]

Parents

Louis Forest father · lead · Sources: source-jhejnccj, source-ivxdlk5s, source-qwzqhcn5
Julienne Dauphinais mother · lead · Sources: source-jhejnccj, source-ivxdlk5s, source-qwzqhcn5

Children

Edmond Forest father · lead · Sources: source-jhejnccj, source-ivxdlk5s, source-qwzqhcn5

Partners

Célestine Ducharme lead · Sources: source-2azjcwkp, source-jhejnccj

Supporting sources

FH-001 — Hand-drawn Dominic Beausoleil family tree (IMG_4015.jpeg) Family-supplied genealogy chart 2026-10-14 [source-jhejnccj]
FH-003 — Forest/Foret pedigree, Institut Drouin annotation (IMG_4017.jpeg) Family-supplied handwritten pedigree 2026-10-14 [source-ivxdlk5s]
FH-007 — Le Voyageur, Wallace et Célestine Forest, 22 July 1998 (IMG_4029.jpeg) Historical newspaper feature 1998-07-22 [source-qwzqhcn5]
NosOrigines, Wallace Forest and Célestine Ducharme, profile 2041300 User-contributed genealogy / LaFrance marriage-index reference [source-2azjcwkp] — Source document