Jean Baptiste HAMELIN
Born
10 August 1750
,
L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died
3 July 1829
,
Chazy, New York, USA
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Jean Baptiste HAMELIN was born 10 August 1750 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France
and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean SOULIÈRE TRANCHEMONTAGNE SUSTIER and Marie-Louise LESAGEJean Baptiste had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Jean Baptiste married Agathe BUREAU 11 August 1788 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . Agathe BUREAU was born 23 February 1772 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Agathe was the child of Isaac-Jean BUREAU and Marie-Angélique GIRARD.
Jean Baptiste HAMELIN died 3 July 1829 in Chazy, New York, USA .
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Occupation
Jean Baptiste HAMELIN was a Shoemaker, Soldier.
The cordonnier, or shoemaker (a cordwainer in England), was a craftsman who manufactured shoes, boots, and other types of footwear. He knew how to create, with his own hands, the entire shoe from the sole to the upper. He was the cutter, fitter, designer, and polisher... Some shoemakers sold their shoes to merchants, but the majority sold their own shoes, either from their workshop or by going door-to-door selling their wares.
Source: tfcq.ca
Walking in the Shoes of an 18th Century Cordonnier: Crafting Soles in New France
Jean Baptiste HAMELIN was a Shoemaker, Soldier.
The cordonnier, or shoemaker (a cordwainer in England), was a craftsman who manufactured shoes, boots, and other types of footwear. He knew how to create, with his own hands, the entire shoe from the sole to the upper. He was the cutter, fitter, designer, and polisher... Some shoemakers sold their shoes to merchants, but the majority sold their own shoes, either from their workshop or by going door-to-door selling their wares.
Source: tfcq.ca
Walking in the Shoes of an 18th Century Cordonnier: Crafting Soles in New France
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.
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Agathe BUREAU-- Date: 11 August 1788 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
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Agathe BUREAU was the child of Isaac-Jean BUREAU and Marie-Angélique GIRARD
Agathe BUREAU was the child of Isaac-Jean BUREAU and Marie-Angélique GIRARD
Children of Jean Baptiste HAMELIN and Agathe BUREAU
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10 August 1750
L'Assomption, Canada, New France
The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Jean Baptiste HAMELIN and Agathe BUREAU 11 August 1788, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
He was 38 years old.
3 July 1829
Chazy, New York, USA
He died at the age of 78.
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