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Louis LEGRIS was born 12 January 1750 in Québec, Canada, New France
Louis LEGRIS was the child of Joseph LEGRIS and Angélique RAINVILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude LEGRIS and Josephte MARTIN dite JOLICOEUR (maternal) Paul RAINVILLE and Marguerite GIROUXSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Catherine FALARDEAU 27 October 1782 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine FALARDEAU was born abt. 1763 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Catherine died 27 October 1819 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Catherine was the child of Jacques FALARDEAU and Marie-Josephe DENOYON.
Occupation
Louis LEGRIS was a Maître 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
Louis LEGRIS was a Maître 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 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.
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