The Association of Forest of America (AFA)was founded in Cap Pelé, New Brunswick in 1994 during the Acadian World Congress. The founding President is Denis Forest, from Ste-Marcelline, Qc, Canada. Past Presidents are : Denis A. Forest, Hull, QC, Patrick Foret, Mandeville, LA, Claude Forest, Vanier, ON, Robert and Xavier Forest, Magdalen Islands, QC, Jacques Forest from Laval, QC and Nicole Forest Lavergne from Saint-Pierre-Jolys, Manitoba. Our actual President is Paul Forest, NDP, QC
The AFA is non-profit association and its objective is to help develop friendly relationship between Forest descendants families, to acknowledged the contributions of our forefathers to the little history of America.
We are searching for Forest, Foret de Forest and similar surnames that are descendants of the Acadian Michel de Forest and Marie Hébert.There are controversies concerning the origin of Michel de Forest. We do not support any of the existing hypothesis for the lack of primary evidence supporting these hypothesis. One fact is sure according to Port-Royal census of 1671: Michel de Forest labourer 33 years and his wife Marie Hébert, 20, 3 children, Michel, Pierre and René are in Port-Royal, Acadia.
After deportation in 1755 from Nova Scotia, Canada many descendants migrated mainly to the United States, Canada and Europe. We are trying to locate as many Acadians descendants of Michel de Forest as possible from these countries.
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FOREST Y-DNA RESULTS
GROUPE A C A D I E
Locus 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
DYS
no 383 390 19 391 385a 385b 426 388 439 389 392 389
ID #
AFA1HXN9 13 25 14 11 11 15 12 12 13 13 13 29
AFA1ISP5 13 25 14 11 11 15 12 12 - 13 13 -
AFA1IBK3 13 25 14 11 11 15 12 12 13 13 13 29
AFA1XQ9Y 13 25 14 11 11 15 12 12 13 13 13 29
FRÉQUENCE*95% 15% 93% 63% 90% 20% 98% 98% 74% 86% 90% 79
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These 4 individuals all have a common ancestors. Michel de Forest. You will find genealogy reports at the bottom of this page. If you find any information published in those reports being incorrect or incomplete, please advise me by E-Mail.
Free query for members. Annual dues are 20$ US and you will receive a 32 pages bilingual Newsletter 3 times a year. Make your check payable to AFA and sent it to Yolande Forest, the secretary, 40 Forest, Sainte-Marcelline, Qc, Canada, J0K 2Y0.
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15th ANNUAL REUNION OF AFA at Auberge Godefroy in Saint-Grégoire de Nicolet (Bécancour),QC, Canada, August 22,23 and 24, 2008 Tel:819-233-3200 fax: 819-233-2288
MORE TO COME in the Forest Newsletter
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
FRIDAY August 22, 2008
13h00 Registration, exhibit, diner and conference
SATURDAY August 23, 2008
9h00 Guided tours in the area, history lecture.
18:00 Dinner and lecture
SUNDAY August 24 2008
Mass, Annual general assembly and closing brunch
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- AFFDA 2004 (40 KB)
Group of Forest in front of St-Alphonse church in Bridgetown, NS, August 1 2004. (Courtesy of Léandre Forest, NB)
- Johanne Forest Lépine (6 KB)
Johanne is the editor in chief of the Association Newsletter.
- Denis Forest, QC, Canada (6 KB)
Denis is the secretary-treasurer of AFFDA and responsible for the maintenance of the genealogical database of AFFDA
- Quebec reunion 2002 (76 KB)
Oak tree plantation during the the 2002 annual reunion in Quebec.
- Walking tour in Quebec (70 KB)
Group of Forest in front of parliament in Quebec city summer of 2002.
- Closing ceremonies 2002 (65 KB)
Closing ceremonies and introduction of Pauline Forest Furse in charge of our next family reunion in Sherbrooke, QC
- Lycée Jessé de Forest (187 KB)
Front entrance of the lycée Jessé de Forest in Avenes-sur-Helpes, France. Picture taken by Denis Forest in November of 2002.
- Quebec reunion 2002 (1 KB)
Oak tree plantation during the the 2002 annual reunion in Quebec.
- Monument to Jessé de Forest (176 KB)
Monument found in Avesnes-sur-Helpes, france commemorating the entrepreneurship of Jessé de Forest, his family and Walloon settlers. Picture taken by Denis Forest in November 2002.
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