Charles PERSONNE

(b. 12 November 1719 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 25 September 1786 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Charles PERSONNE was born 12 November 1719 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Charles PERSONNE was the child of Nicolas PERSONNE dit LAFOND and Marie-Madeleine VACHER dite LACERTE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-Guillaume-Guy VACHER dit LACERTE and Marguerite BENOIT

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

Charles married Suzanne RHÉAUME 1 July 1747 in Mackinac Island, French Settlement (now Michigan) . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Suzanne RHÉAUME was born abt. 1725 in Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA (Fort Michilimackinac). Suzanne was the child of Jean-Baptiste RHÉAUME and Symphorose OUAOUAGOUKOUE.

Charles married (2) Agathe CHAGNON 15 January 1759 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agathe CHAGNON was born 23 March 1731 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Agathe died 18 January 1784 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan). Agathe was the child of Raymond CHAGNON and Madeleine PELLETIER.

Charles PERSONNE died 25 September 1786 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Chagnon Agathe
m. Rheaume Suzanne

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Occupation

Charles PERSONNE 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

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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.

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Family and Children of Charles PERSONNE

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Charles PERSONNE married

Suzanne RHÉAUME-- Date: 1 July 1747 Place: Mackinac Island, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Suzanne RHÉAUME was the child of Jean-Baptiste RHÉAUME and Symphorose OUAOUAGOUKOUE

Children of Charles PERSONNE and Suzanne RHÉAUME:

Catherine PERSONNE dite LAFOND (b.14 April 1748, Mackinac Island, French Settlement (now Michigan) d. 27 July 1773, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste LOYER 18 November 1765 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Charles PERSONNE married

Agathe CHAGNON-- Date: 15 January 1759 Place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Agathe CHAGNON was the child of Raymond CHAGNON and Madeleine PELLETIER

Children of Charles PERSONNE and Agathe CHAGNON:

Pierre PERSONNE dit LAFOND (b.5 November 1764, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Rose ETHIER 29 September 1788 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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1719 Birth
12 November 1719
Montréal, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1747 Marriage / Partner
Charles PERSONNE and Suzanne RHÉAUME 1 July 1747, Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA (Fort Michilimackinac)

He was 27 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Catherine PERSONNE dite LAFOND was born 14 April 1748, Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA (Fort Michilimackinac)

Charles was 28 years old.

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Charles PERSONNE and Agathe CHAGNON 15 January 1759, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 39 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Pierre PERSONNE dit LAFOND was born 5 November 1764, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Charles was 45 years old.

1765 Marriage of Child
Catherine PERSONNE dite LAFOND married 18 November 1765, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Jean-Baptiste LOYER

1773 Death of Child
Catherine PERSONNE dite LAFOND died 27 July 1773, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Charles was 53 years old.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Spouse/Partner
Agathe CHAGNON died 18 January 1784, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

1786 Death
25 September 1786
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 66.

Added: 11/6/2017 12:29:51 PM - Updated: 12/11/2023 1:10:01 PM