Prisque LEFRANCOIS

(b. 27 January 1743 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 17 March 1808 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Lower Canada )

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Prisque LEFRANCOIS was born 27 January 1743 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Prisque LEFRANCOIS was the child of Charles LEFRANCOIS and Veronique CANTIN (QUENTIN) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph LEFRANCOIS and Anne-Cecile CARON (maternal) Louis CANTIN (QUENTIN) and Marie MATHIEU

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

Prisque married Genevieve TREPANIER 26 October 1767 in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve TREPANIER was born 24 February 1750 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Genevieve was the child of Claude TREPANIER and Angelique MICHEL dite TAILLON.

Prisque married (2) Marie HUOT 18 July 1774 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie HUOT was born 21 August 1751 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie died 3 October 1820 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of François HUOT and Marie-Josephe HÉBERT dite LECOMTE.

Prisque LEFRANCOIS died 17 March 1808 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Lower Canada.
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Occupation

Prisque LEFRANCOIS 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 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 Prisque LEFRANCOIS

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Prisque LEFRANCOIS married

Genevieve TREPANIER-- Date: 26 October 1767 Place: Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve TREPANIER was the child of Claude TREPANIER and Angelique MICHEL dite TAILLON

Children of Prisque LEFRANCOIS and Genevieve TREPANIER:

Genevieve LEFRANCOIS (b.abt. 1771, , Québec Province, Canada d. 6 January 1847, Château-Richer, Canada East )
m. Charles RHEAUME 29 January 1799 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Prisque LEFRANCOIS married

Marie HUOT-- Date: 18 July 1774 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie HUOT was the child of François HUOT and Marie-Josephe HÉBERT dite LECOMTE

Children of Prisque LEFRANCOIS and Marie HUOT:

Felicite LEFRANCOIS (b.19 May 1792, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Pierre TREMBLAY 7 April 1812 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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1743 Birth
27 January 1743
L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Prisque LEFRANCOIS and Genevieve TREPANIER 26 October 1767, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 24 years old.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Prisque LEFRANCOIS and Marie HUOT 18 July 1774, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 31 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.