Rachael De Forest1,2
F, b. circa 1609, d. 1641
| Father | Jesse De Forest b. 1576, d. 22 Oct 1624 |
| Mother | Maria Du Cloux b. c 1580 |
Rachael was born circa 1609 in Sedan, Champagne, France. Rachael married Johannes De La Montagne circa 1626 in Holland, Netherlands. Johannes was 31 years at the time of his marriage. Johannes and Rachel emigrated from Leyden to Tobago soon after their marriage. Rachel returned to Holland in 1631 and Johannes was back permanently in 1636. It is not known if he came back before or if he was traveling back and forth. The couple were separated for some time and makes questionable the birth dates of the children born in that time period. Johannes and family arrived in New York in the spring of 1637. In 1637, the family were living in New Haerlem, Westchester County, New York. They were members of the Dutch Reformed Church. He was a doctor. Rachael departed this life in 1641 in New Haerlem, Westchester County, New York.
Family | Johannes De La Montagne b. c 1595 |
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Citations
- [S50] John William DeForest, The DeForests of Avesnes (and of New Netherland), a Hugenot Thread in American Colonial History, 1494 to the present time, with three heraldic illustrations., 98+ & 185.
- [S49] Mrs. Robert W. DeForest, A Walloon Family in America; Lockwood DeForest and his forbears 1500-1848, pp. 283 & 284.