Gabriel
HURTEAU
Born
10 July 1784
,
Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
20 April 1861
,
Contrecœur, Canada East
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Born: 10 July 1784 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Louis-Michel HURTEAU
Mother:
Marie-Anne LAFOND dite MONGRAIN
Paternal grandparents:
Jean HURTEAU dit DRAGON
, Marie-Madeleine DUBEAU
Maternal grandparents:
Pierre LAFOND dit MONGRAIN
, Marie-Catherine TROTTIER
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Gabriel married Marie-Louise DUHAMEL 5 September 1803 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise DUHAMEL was born abt. 1786 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Louise died 13 October 1836 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-Francois DUHAMEL and Marie-Louise BEAUPRE.
Gabriel HURTEAU died 20 April 1861 in Contrecœur, Canada East .
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WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
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 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.
Spouse & Children of Gabriel HURTEAU
Gabriel HURTEAU married 
Marie-Louise DUHAMEL
Marriage date: 5 September 1803
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise DUHAMEL was the child of Jean-Francois DUHAMEL and Marie-Louise BEAUPRE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie-Louise DUHAMELMarriage date: 5 September 1803
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise DUHAMEL was the child of Jean-Francois DUHAMEL and Marie-Louise BEAUPRE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Gabriel HURTEAU and Marie-Louise DUHAMEL
Cyprien HURTEAUBorn: abt. 1806, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Marie-Louise LECLERC 8 September 1828 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
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Birth — 178410 July 1784
Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1803 Marriage / PartnerGabriel HURTEAU and Marie-Louise DUHAMEL 5 September 1803, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
He was 19 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 England1828 Marriage of ChildCyprien HURTEAU married 8 September 1828, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marie-Louise LECLERC
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1836 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Louise DUHAMEL died 13 October 1836, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
1837 - 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)
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.Death — 186120 April 1861
Contrecœur, Canada East
He died at the age of 76.
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