Henri
PICORON dit DESCOTEAUX
(b.
20 February 1677
,
Machecoul, Loire-Atlantique, France
d.
15 August 1746
,
Montmagny, Canada, New France
)
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Henri PICORON dit DESCOTEAUX was born 20 February 1677 in Machecoul, Loire-Atlantique, France
Henri PICORON dit DESCOTEAUX was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Henri married Marguerite MARTIN 9 February 1705 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite MARTIN was born 6 January 1675 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 13 November 1751 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite was the child of Joachim MARTIN and Anne-Charlotte PETIT.
Henri PICORON dit DESCOTEAUX died 15 August 1746 in Montmagny, Canada, New France .
son of Jacques Picoron and Marie Nault
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Occupation
Henri PICORON dit DESCOTEAUX was a Serrurier et 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
Henri PICORON dit DESCOTEAUX was a Serrurier et 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
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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