André FILION

Born

24 April 1753 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Died

abt. 1827 , Québec Province, Canada

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Paul FILION Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY

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Born: 24 April 1753 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Father: Paul FILION

Mother: Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents: Jean FILION , Françoise SENARD

Maternal grandparents: Pierre TREMBLAY , Marie-Madeleine ROUSSIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

André married Marie-Fortunée GIRARD 1 September 1777 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Fortunée GIRARD was born 23 March 1756 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Fortunée died 13 December 1833 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Marie-Fortunée was the child of Pierre GIRARD and Marie-Anne VÉZINA.

André FILION died abt. 1827 in Québec Province, Canada.
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WORK & OCCUPATION

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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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Spouse & Children of André FILION

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André FILION married

Marie-Fortunée GIRARD
Marriage date: 1 September 1777
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Fortunée GIRARD was the child of Pierre GIRARD and Marie-Anne VÉZINA

Children of André FILION and Marie-Fortunée GIRARD

Agnes FILION

Born: 24 July 1778, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 December 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Damase DUCHESNE 17 November 1795 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

André FILION

Born: 27 April 1780, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 November 1839, Matane, Lower Canada

Married: Euphrosine TREMBLAY 22 April 1804 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Married: Apolline TREMBLAY 5 May 1818 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie FILION

Born: 7 May 1784, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 February 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Mathieu BOIVIN 16 February 1802 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1753
24 April 1753
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
André FILION and Marie-Fortunée GIRARD 1 September 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 24 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Agnes FILION was born 24 July 1778, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

André was 25 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
André FILION was born 27 April 1780, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

André was 27 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Marie FILION was born 7 May 1784, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

André was 31 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage of Child
Agnes FILION married 17 November 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Damase DUCHESNE

1796 Death of Child
Agnes FILION died 12 December 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

André was 43 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Marriage of Child
Marie FILION married 16 February 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Mathieu BOIVIN

1804 Marriage of Child
André FILION married 22 April 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Euphrosine TREMBLAY

1812 Death of Child
Marie FILION died 3 February 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

André was 58 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Marriage of Child
André FILION married 5 May 1818, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Apolline TREMBLAY

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

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