Anthoyne (Antoine) Forestier, son of Noel Forestier and Martha Golle, was born at Dieppe, Normandy. We find the following entry in the parish records of St-Jacques de Dieppe: (On 26 June 1644, Anthoyne, son of Noel Forestier & Martha Golle, named by Anthoyne Forestiere & Jeanne Cauvin). On 3 June 1664, he was confirmed in the Catholic faith at the Hotel-Dieu de Quebec. He became a farmer and a fisherman. On march 1st, 1671, he purchased a farm in the parish of St. Laurent on the island of Orleans, downriver from Quebec City. On November 21, 1677, he passed a contract of marriage with Marie Madeleine Cadieu, daughter of Charles Cadieu, Sieur de Courville and Michelle Madeleine Macard. In 1685 Antoine Fortier became the proprietor of a small ship named the “St. Anne” and in 1693 he entered into contacts with farmers of the Tadoussac region to undertake trips to Chicoutimi and Papinachois. Antoine Fortier passed away in the spring of 1707 while on one of these fishing expeditions.