Joseph LEGRIS

Born

24 December 1722 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

9 March 1800 , Québec, Lower Canada

Joseph married Angélique RAINVILLE 22 November 1745 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique RAINVILLE was born 1 October 1724 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . Angélique died 14 April 1801 in Québec, Lower Canada . Angélique was the child of Paul RAINVILLE and Marguerite GIROUX .

Parents & Family of Joseph LEGRIS

Parents of Joseph LEGRIS

Father

Claude LEGRIS

Mother

Josephte MARTIN dite JOLICOEUR

Grandparents of Joseph LEGRIS

Paternal grandparents

Adrien LEGRIS Marie-Françoise BRANCHE

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas MARTIN dit JOLICOEUR Marie-Angelique BACON (BASCON)

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Maitre-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

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph LEGRIS

Joseph LEGRIS married

Angélique RAINVILLE
Marriage date: 22 November 1745
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Angélique RAINVILLE was the child of Paul RAINVILLE and Marguerite GIROUX

Children of Joseph LEGRIS and Angélique RAINVILLE

Louis LEGRIS

Born: 12 January 1750, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Catherine FALARDEAU 27 October 1782 Place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1722
24 December 1722
Québec, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LEGRIS and Angélique RAINVILLE 22 November 1745, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 22 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Louis LEGRIS was born 12 January 1750, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.