Jean-Francois
FORTIER
Born
12 December 1786
,
Québec Province, Canada
Died
22 February 1866
,
St-Sylvestre, Canada
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Jean-Francois FORTIER was born 12 December 1786 in Québec Province, Canada
and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Francois FORTIER and Clothilde TALBOT dite GERVAIS (maternal) Louis PARADIS and Marguerite DEMERSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Francois married Marie MORIN 28 July 1818 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie MORIN was born 24 March 1794 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Marie died 10 March 1847 in St-Sylvestre, Canada. Marie was the child of Joachim MORIN and Marie BILODEAU.
Jean-Francois FORTIER died 22 February 1866 in St-Sylvestre, Canada.
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Occupation
Jean-Francois FORTIER was a 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
Jean-Francois FORTIER was a 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.
Family and Children of Jean-Francois FORTIER
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Marie MORIN-- Date: 28 July 1818 Place: Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
Marie MORIN was the child of Joachim MORIN and Marie BILODEAU
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie MORIN-- Date: 28 July 1818 Place: Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada Marie MORIN was the child of Joachim MORIN and Marie BILODEAU
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean-Francois FORTIER and Marie MORIN
Anastasie FORTIER (b.23 September 1823, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada d. 13 February 1889, St-Pierre-de-Broughton, Canada)m. Luc DELISLE 6 September 1842 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)
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1786 Birth 12 December 1786
Québec Province, Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1818 Marriage / PartnerJean-Francois FORTIER and Marie MORIN 28 July 1818, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)
He was 31 years old.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1823 Birth of ChildAnastasie FORTIER was born 23 September 1823, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)
Jean-Francois was 36 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada1842 Marriage of ChildAnastasie FORTIER married 6 September 1842, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce) to Luc DELISLE
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1847 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie MORIN died 10 March 1847, St-Sylvestre, Canada
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1866 Death 22 February 1866
St-Sylvestre, Canada
He died at the age of 79.
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