Rachel de Forest1

#14052, (circa 1610 - circa 1643)
Father*Jesse de Forest1 (c 1576 - 1624)
Mother*Marie du Cloux1 (c 1581 - )

Family

Dr. Johannes De La Montagne b. c 1595
Children 1.Jolant de la Montagne3 (1627 - c 1629)
 2.Jesse de la Montagne7 (1629 - )
 3.Jean de la Montagne Jr7 (1633 - )
 4.Rachel de la Montagne7 (1634 - )
 5.Marie de la Montagne+8 (1637 - a 1701)
 6.William De La Montagne6 (1641 - )
Rachel de Forest was also known as Monjour.2 
Her married name was de la Montagne.3 
Baptismcirca 1610She was baptized circa 1610 at Sedan, France (now); (then the Principality of Sedan.)4 
Birth*circa 1610She was born circa 1610 at Sedan, France (now).1 
Marriage12 December 1626She married Dr. Johannes De La Montagne on 12 December 1626 at Walloon Church, Leiden, Netherlands.3,2 
between 25 September 1636 and 5 March 1637She was a passenger on the voyage of the Rensselaerswyck from Amsterdam to New Amsterdam between 25 September 1636 and 5 March 1637; voyage of the Rensselaerswyck from Amsterdam to New Amsterdam.5 
Death*circa 1643She died circa 1643 at Vredendal (now Harlem), New Netherland.6 

Citations

  1. [S2066] Emily Johnston De Forest, A Walloon Family in America : Lockwood de Forest and his Forbears 1500-1848 (vol. I) (New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1914), pp. 5-16.
  2. [S1138] Edwin R. Purple, Contributions to the History of Ancient Families of New Amsterdam and New York (New York: privately printed, 1881), p. 53, giving Rachel's family name as Monjour.
  3. [S2066] Emily Johnston De Forest, Walloon Family in America I, pp. 58-59.
  4. [S2066] Emily Johnston De Forest, Walloon Family in America I, pp. 5-16. Baptism record lost; after Dec 1608 there is "is a gap of eight years in the Sedan church register."
  5. [S2066] Emily Johnston De Forest, Walloon Family in America I, pp. 72-80.
  6. [S2066] Emily Johnston De Forest, Walloon Family in America I, p. 105.
  7. [S2066] Emily Johnston De Forest, Walloon Family in America I, p. 62.
  8. [S2066] Emily Johnston De Forest, Walloon Family in America I, p. 80.