François PARENT

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4 October 1749 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

17 February 1802 , Joliette, Lower Canada

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Pierre PARENT Louise GAGNON

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Born: 4 October 1749 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre PARENT

Mother: Louise GAGNON

Paternal grandparents: Étienne PARENT , Marie-Thérèse CHEVALIER

Maternal grandparents: Joseph GAGNON , Anne LUNEAU (LOUINEAU)

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François married Charlotte ROUSSEAU 14 September 1772 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte ROUSSEAU was born 24 March 1746 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Charlotte died 22 September 1826 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Charlotte was the child of Pierre ROUSSEAU and Marie-Charlotte FRECHETTE.

François PARENT died 17 February 1802 in Joliette, Lower Canada .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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François PARENT married

Charlotte ROUSSEAU
Marriage date: 14 September 1772
Marriage place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte ROUSSEAU was the child of Pierre ROUSSEAU and Marie-Charlotte FRECHETTE

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Charlotte PARENT

Born: 4 May 1777, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 September 1864, Joliette, Canada East

Married: Pierre RIVET 24 January 1803 Place: Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

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Birth — 1749
4 October 1749
Québec, Canada, New France

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

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
François PARENT and Charlotte ROUSSEAU 14 September 1772, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 22 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Charlotte PARENT was born 4 May 1777, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 27 years old.

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

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

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