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Jesse deForest, 15701624 (aged 54 years)

Name
Jesse /deForest/
Surname
deForest
Given names
Jesse
Family with parents
father
15481606
Birth: 1548 27 38 Avesnes
Death: 1606Vosmeer Nr Berge, Noord Brabant, Netherlands
mother
15511597
Birth: 1551 44 36 Felleries, Hainaut, Fance
Death: 1 January 1597
Marriage Marriage1570Wallonia
Marriage Marriage1570
1 year
himself
15701624
Birth: 1570 22 19 Avesne, Hainaut, Flanders, France
Death: 22 October 1624Oyapok River, Dutch Guiana
2 years
younger brother
13 years
younger brother
15831654
Birth: 1583 35 32 Avesnes
Death: August 1654Leyde
5 years
younger sister
-4 years
younger brother
12 years
younger sister
Family with Marie duCloux
himself
15701624
Birth: 1570 22 19 Avesne, Hainaut, Flanders, France
Death: 22 October 1624Oyapok River, Dutch Guiana
wife
Marriage Marriage23 September 1601Sedan, France
8 years
daughter
16091643
Birth: 1609 39 29 Leyden, Zuid Holland
Death: 1643Verndal, New York
-7 years
daughter
2 years
son
16041668
Birth: 22 July 1604 34 24 Sedan, Meuse, France
Death: 6 April 1668
4 years
son
3 years
daughter
3 years
son
14 months
son
16141639
Birth: 1 March 1614 44 34 Leyden, Zuid, Holland
Death: 1639
2 years
son
15 months
son
3 years
son
-16 years
son
16051637
Birth: 7 March 1605 35 25 Leyden, Zuid, Holland
Death: 26 July 1637New Amsterdam, NY
3 years
daughter
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Birth
1576 28 25
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Birth
1580 32 29
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Death
Death
23 October 1624 (aged 54 years)
Burial
Unique identifier
AC732EE2E612834F95AD0A1AD2CA525AA7B3
Last change
23 January 200719:13:50
Note

[Hahn-Powell-Ford.FTW]

Jesse de Forest, son of Jean de Forest, was born in 1576. On Sunday,September 23, 1601, he married Marie du Cloux. After living in Sedanbiefly, Jesse moved to Montcornet in 1609, and later moved to Leyden,Holland where he made his home on the Breedestraet. Jesse served withPrince Maurice of Nassau, as a Lieutenant and Captain.

In 1621, the Walloons and Huguenots of Leyden, Holland planned to followthe Puritans to America (then called the West Indies). Jesse de Forestwas acclaimed the leader and spokesman for the band when the exilesapproached the British Ambassador at The Hague regarding their settlingin Virginia. The English turned down his petition to establish a colonyin Virginia. It was Jesse's desire to establish a Colony in the NewWorld, so that the Walloons could practice their Reformed Religionwithout persecution. He then sought permission from the Dutch toestablish a colony in what is now New York City. He was grantedpermission. He assembled approximately 60 families of French SpeakingWalloons and Dutch for the settlement in New Amsterdam, New Netherland.The first permanent settlers arrived in New Amsterdam May 1624. Today,there is a Monument in Battery Park, New York City called the WalloonSettlers Memorial. That monument was given to the City of New York by thepeople of France in honor of Jesse's inspiration in founding New YorkCity. There is also a monument in Jesse's honor in Avesnes, France, theCollege Jesse de Forest and Jesse de Forest Avenue.
--http://www.defreest.com/familyhistory.html[Phil's Copy.FTW]

!Headed Huguenot group to West Indes, l623. Vol. Vii, p. 545, American
Compendium of Genealogy.Genealogical and Family History of Southern NewYork by Cuyler Reynolds p. 855