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Michel GUAY was born 5 December 1704 in Québec, Canada, New France
Michel GUAY was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUAY and Marie-Agnes SIMON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gaston GUAY and Jeanne PREVOST (maternal) Hubert SIMON dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Sainte VIE dite LAMOTHESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Catherine-Angelique CHAUVIN 28 May 1731 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine-Angelique CHAUVIN was born 16 April 1703 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Catherine-Angelique was the child of Gilles CHAUVIN and Angélique GUYON.
m. Chauvin Catherine-Angelique
Occupation
Michel GUAY 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
A Day in the Life of a Forgeron in 18th Century New France
Michel GUAY 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
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.
Family and Children of Michel GUAY
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Catherine-Angelique CHAUVIN-- Date: 28 May 1731 Place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Catherine-Angelique CHAUVIN was the child of Gilles CHAUVIN and Angélique GUYON
Children of Michel GUAY and Catherine-Angelique CHAUVIN:
Marie-Reine GUAY (CASTONGUAY) (b.5 August 1734, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 25 March 1766, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph CHAILLÉ (CHAYER) 1762
Marie-Josephte GUAY (CASTONGUAY) (b.31 October 1744, Montréal, Canada, New France d. abt. 1810, Beloeil, Lower Canada )
m. Claude FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE 18 May 1789 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Catherine-Angelique CHAUVIN-- Date: 28 May 1731 Place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France Catherine-Angelique CHAUVIN was the child of Gilles CHAUVIN and Angélique GUYON
Children of Michel GUAY and Catherine-Angelique CHAUVIN:
Marie-Reine GUAY (CASTONGUAY) (b.5 August 1734, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 25 March 1766, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )m. Joseph CHAILLÉ (CHAYER) 1762
Marie-Josephte GUAY (CASTONGUAY) (b.31 October 1744, Montréal, Canada, New France d. abt. 1810, Beloeil, Lower Canada )m. Claude FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE 18 May 1789 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
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1704 Birth 5 December 1704
Québec, Canada, New France
1731 Marriage / PartnerMichel GUAY and Catherine-Angelique CHAUVIN 28 May 1731, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)
He was 26 years old.
1734 Birth of ChildMarie-Reine GUAY (CASTONGUAY) was born 5 August 1734, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)
Michel was 29 years old.
1744 Birth of ChildMarie-Josephte GUAY (CASTONGUAY) was born 31 October 1744, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Michel was 39 years old.
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