Augustin VOCELLE

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26 January 1761 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada

Died

17 December 1826 , Québec, Lower Canada

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Jean-Francois VOCELLE Marie-Anne GENEST dite LAJEUNESSE

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Born: 26 January 1761 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada

Father: Jean-Francois VOCELLE

Mother: Marie-Anne GENEST dite LAJEUNESSE

Paternal grandparents: Francois VOCELLE dit POITEVIN , Marie-Francoise DESEVE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GENEST (GENETTE) , Marie-Anne POITRAS

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Augustin married Marie HUS COURNOYER 13 November 1786 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie HUS COURNOYER was born 17 March 1771 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie died 12 September 1812 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie was the child of Jean-Baptiste HUS COURNOYER and Marie-Françoise BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE.

Augustin VOCELLE died 17 December 1826 in Québec, 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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Augustin VOCELLE married

Marie HUS COURNOYER
Marriage date: 13 November 1786
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie HUS COURNOYER was the child of Jean-Baptiste HUS COURNOYER and Marie-Françoise BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE

Children of Augustin VOCELLE and Marie HUS COURNOYER

Jean-Baptiste VOCELLE

Born: 3 January 1791, Québec, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francoise PRUNEAU 16 November 1824 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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Birth — 1761
26 January 1761
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada

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.

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.