O. St. Amant

Title

O. St. Amant
Onésime St. Amant

Type

Individual

Coverage

Québec, QC

Active From

1857-01-01

End Date

1888-10-01

Location

11 Richelieu Street, Québec, QC (1857, 1864)
15 Richelieu Street, Québec, QC (1866)
11½ Richelieu, St. Québec, QC (1871)
45 Richelieu Street, Québec, QC (1876)
45-47 Richelieu Street, Québec, QC (1880, 1888?)

Product Areas

Standards
Turning/Cabinetry
Metallurgical

Activities

Manufacturing
Supplying

Timeline

- 1857 - O. St. Amant is listed as  "turner", located at 11 Richelieu Street, Québec, QC. ("The St. Amant Mystery")

- 1858 - O. St. Amant is listed as  "cabinetmaker", located at 11 Richelieu Street, Québec, QC. ("The St. Amant Mystery")

- 1866 - O. St. Amant is listed as a "turner", located at 15 Richlieu St., Québec, QC. ("The St. Amant Mystery")

- 1871 - O. St Amant is active and listed as “St. Amand Onésime, engineer, 11½ Richelieu, St. J.” ("The St. Amant Mystery")

1876 - O. St. Amant is active at 45 Richelieu Street, Québec, QC. ("The St. Amant Mystery")

- 1881 - St. Amant is listed in the City Directory as an "engine driver" ("The St. Amant Mystery")

- 1886 - St. Amant is listed in the City Directory as a “mécanicien engineer”. ("The St. Amant Mystery")

- 1888, Oct. - O. St. Amant dies on October 2, 1888. At the time he was active as a "mécanicien”. ("The St. Amant Mystery")

Sources

Faulkner, C., Lipson, J. ""The St. Amant Mystery and McLachlan's Hoard of Canadian Coppers" Occasional Numismatic Papers No. 1 (April 2022)

Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum “Weights and Measures in Pre-Confederation Canada”: 28–30.

Collection

Tags

Citation

“O. St. Amant,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed January 30, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/8182.

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