Louis-Etienne PEPIN

Born

28 June 1737 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

9 December 1830 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Louis PEPIN Marie-Madeleine MARTIN dite JOLICOEUR

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Born: 28 June 1737 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Louis PEPIN

Mother: Marie-Madeleine MARTIN dite JOLICOEUR

Paternal grandparents: Jean PEPIN , Marguerite MOREAU

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas MARTIN dit JOLICOEUR , Marie-Angelique BACON (BASCON)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louis-Etienne married Jeanne MCCLURE 25 May 1761 in Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jeanne MCCLURE was born 5 September 1731 in Albany, New York, USA (Fort Orange). Jeanne died 5 August 1815 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Jeanne was the child of John MCCLURE and Jeanne FINN (FLYNNE).

Louis-Etienne PEPIN died 9 December 1830 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .

m. McClure Jeanne-Johann

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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

A Day in the Life of a Forgeron in 18th Century New France

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Louis-Etienne PEPIN married

Jeanne MCCLURE
Marriage date: 25 May 1761
Marriage place: Québec, Canada
Jeanne MCCLURE was the child of John MCCLURE and Jeanne FINN (FLYNNE)

Children of Louis-Etienne PEPIN and Jeanne MCCLURE

Marie-Jeanne PEPIN

Born: 10 June 1762, Québec, Canada
Died: 26 May 1846, Yamaska, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste GIGUERE 14 January 1782 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Etienne-Louis PEPIN

Born: 18 April 1771, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 February 1847, Yamaska, Canada East

Married: Marie-Catherine GAUCIN dite ST GERMAIN 22 October 1792 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Married: Agathe ROCHE dite LALANCETTE 25 October 1802 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1737
28 June 1737
Québec, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Etienne PEPIN and Jeanne MCCLURE 25 May 1761, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 23 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne PEPIN was born 10 June 1762, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Louis-Etienne was 24 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.

1771 Birth of Child
Etienne-Louis PEPIN was born 18 April 1771, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Louis-Etienne was 33 years old.

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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne PEPIN married 14 January 1782 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Jean-Baptiste GIGUERE

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Marriage of Child
Etienne-Louis PEPIN married 22 October 1792, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie-Catherine GAUCIN dite ST GERMAIN

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Marriage of Child
Etienne-Louis PEPIN married 25 October 1802, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Agathe ROCHE dite LALANCETTE