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Francois Laforet (abt. 1791 - 1863)

Francois Laforet
Born about in Montreal, Canadamap
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married about 29 Jul 1828 in Taos, Nuevo México, Méxicomap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 72 in Questa, Taos, New Mexico, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 10 Sep 2011
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Biography

Francois was born about 1791. He is the son of Francisco Laforet and Maria Feliciana .

Birth

  • Francois was born about 1791 in Montreal, Canada. [1][2]

Marriage

  • Francisco Laforet married Maria Dolores Armenta on 29 Jul 1828 at Taos, Taos, New Mexico Territory, United States.[3]

Residence

  • In 1850, age 54, Francois Laforet worked as a farmer and lived in the Northern Division, Taos, New Mexico Territory, USA., with his wife, Maria Dolores Amenta, age 41; and their children: Jose Antonio Laforet, age 22, who worked as a laborer; Juan Cristino Laforet, age 20; Maria Isabel Laforet, age 15; and Maria Martina Laforet, age 20; along with two people who may have been boarders: Encarnacion Valasques, age 21 and Juan Santos Martin, age 28. [4]
  • In 1860, Francois Laforet, age of 69; lived in El Rio Colorado, Taos Territory, New Mexico Territory, United States, with his wife, Maria Dolores Armenta, age 50; and their two grandsons: Jose Franciso Laforet, age 11; and Antonio Abad Laforet, age 8. [1]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4ZF-R5Z : 13 December 2017), Francois Laforet, 1860
  2. Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, comp.(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1091&h=15011340&ssrc=pt&tid=156090221&pid=392210718690&usePUB=true)
  3. 29 Jul 1828 – Francisco LaFore, son of Francisco LaFore and Maria Feliciana Caurvet married Maria Dolores Armenta, daughter of Antonio Elias Armenta and Maria Ysabel Sanchez, Padrinos: Pablo Gallegos and Maria Dolores Martines(https://www.kmitch.com/Taos/marrl.html)
  4. Year: 1850; Census Place: Northern Division, Taos, New Mexico Territory; Roll: M432_469; Page: 147B; Image: 298 (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&indiv=try&h=11147550)

See Also:

  • The brief and condensed historical statement by Shalane Sheley-Cruz about the life of Francois Laforet. She gives general information about the life of Francois Laforet based on the book titled: THE MOUNTAIN MEN AND THE FUR TRADE OF THE FAR WEST by LeRoy R. Hafen (Glendale, CA, 1968). On pp. 213-218 is the article "Francisco Laforet" written by David J. Weber of San Diego State College.(https://www.kmitch.com/Taos/questa/laforet.html)

Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree profile Laforet-5 created through the import of jefflorrie(1).ged on Sep 10, 2011 by Jeff Johnson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jeff and others.




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