Charles married Monique RACINE
16 July 1752
in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
.
The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Monique RACINE
was born
19 July 1728
in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France .
Monique died
19 November 1800
in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada .
Monique was the child of Jean RACINE and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD dite DORVAL.
Charles GRAVEL died
1 March 1776
in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada .
m. Racine Monique
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Occupation
Recorded occupation:Forgeron
A forgeron, or blacksmith, was primarily a craftsman of wrought iron on the anvil. Protecting himself with a thick leather apron, he used a bellows (first made of leather, then wood and finally metal) to push the air that fuelled the coal fire of the forge, a type of cast iron table where the iron was reddened... Using pliers of various sizes to hold the hot iron, the blacksmith would then give it a specific shape with the help of different hammers. The blacksmith made farm instruments, vehicle accessories and even schooners, cemetery crosses, steel bandages, hooks for hay bales, etc. Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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Birth — 1725 5 March 1725 Château-Richer, Canada, New France
1752 Marriage / Partner Charles GRAVEL and Monique RACINE 16 July 1752, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
1761 Birth of Child Monique GRAVEL was born 14 June 1761, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Charles was 36 years old.
1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.
1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
Death — 1776 1 March 1776 Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada He died at the age of 51.
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Charles
GRAVEL
Monique RACINE
Birth — 1725
1752 Marriage / Partner
1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.
1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
Death — 1776
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