François GOYER

Born

22 October 1745 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

24 February 1824 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada

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Jacques GOYER dit BELISLE Apolline DUBOIS

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Born: 22 October 1745 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques GOYER dit BELISLE

Mother: Apolline DUBOIS

Paternal grandparents: Jacques GOYER dit BELISLE , Helene COURAULT

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Antoine DUBOIS dit LAVIOLETTE , Louise PLUMEREAU

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

François married Marguerite BRIGNON dite LAPIERRE 23 October 1769 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BRIGNON dite LAPIERRE was born 27 March 1752 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marguerite died 2 February 1825 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Leonard BRIGNON dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Anne MANDEVILLE.

François GOYER died 24 February 1824 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, 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 GOYER married

Marguerite BRIGNON dite LAPIERRE
Marriage date: 23 October 1769
Marriage place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite BRIGNON dite LAPIERRE was the child of Leonard BRIGNON dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Anne MANDEVILLE

Children of François GOYER and Marguerite BRIGNON dite LAPIERRE

Marguerite GOYER

Born: 4 July 1772, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 June 1835, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste VALIQUETTE 14 January 1793 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1745
22 October 1745
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
François GOYER and Marguerite BRIGNON dite LAPIERRE 23 October 1769, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 24 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marguerite GOYER was born 4 July 1772, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

François was 26 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.