David
ASSELIN
(b.
26 May 1786
,
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
5 April 1859
,
La Malbaie, Canada East
)
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David ASSELIN was born 26 May 1786 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
David ASSELIN was the child of Charles-Francois ASSELIN and Marie-Abondance LOISEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Francois ASSELIN and Marie BILODEAU (maternal) Louis-Charles LAISEAU (LOISEAU) and Marthe LOIGNONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
David married Therese DASSYLVA 16 November 1813 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Therese DASSYLVA was born 28 November 1795 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Therese was the child of Jean-Baptiste DASSYLVA dit PORTUGAIS and Marguerite BERIAULT.
David ASSELIN died 5 April 1859 in La Malbaie, Canada East .
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Occupation
David ASSELIN 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
David ASSELIN 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 David ASSELIN
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Therese DASSYLVA-- Date: 16 November 1813 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Therese DASSYLVA was the child of Jean-Baptiste DASSYLVA dit PORTUGAIS and Marguerite BERIAULT
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of David ASSELIN and Therese DASSYLVA:
Josephte ASSELIN (b.28 May 1820, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 6 December 1889, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada )
m. Georges BOILY 26 July 1846
Joseph ASSELIN (b.1 February 1822, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Julie LABERGE 17 February 1846 in Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)
Therese DASSYLVA-- Date: 16 November 1813 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada Therese DASSYLVA was the child of Jean-Baptiste DASSYLVA dit PORTUGAIS and Marguerite BERIAULT
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of David ASSELIN and Therese DASSYLVA:
Josephte ASSELIN (b.28 May 1820, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 6 December 1889, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada )m. Georges BOILY 26 July 1846
Joseph ASSELIN (b.1 February 1822, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. , )m. Julie LABERGE 17 February 1846 in Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)
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1786 Birth 26 May 1786
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1813 Marriage / PartnerDavid ASSELIN and Therese DASSYLVA 16 November 1813, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
He was 27 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1820 Birth of ChildJosephte ASSELIN was born 28 May 1820, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
David was 34 years old.
1822 Birth of ChildJoseph ASSELIN was born 1 February 1822, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
David was 35 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 Canada
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)
1846 Marriage of ChildJoseph ASSELIN married 17 February 1846, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix) to Julie LABERGE
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.
1859 Death 5 April 1859
La Malbaie, Canada East
He died at the age of 72.
Added: 12/31/2024 2:32:08 PM
- Updated: 1/26/2025 12:56:49 PM
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