Saddler
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Le Sellier | The Saddler
Satirical drawing of a French saddler ("Habit de Sellier", 1675 engraving attributed to Nicolas II de Larmessin, Wikimedia Commons)
The sellier, or saddler, made or sold saddles or saddlery (harnesses, backstraps, saddles, hame straps, cushions or vehicle fittings) for harnessing horses, dogs or other animals. He also made covers and blankets for horses and carriages.
Known persons who had the occupation of master saddler: Louis Aubry, François Deligny, Mauvier Deligny, Antoine Delor, André Desnoyers dit Descamps/Deschamps, Joseph Ducimetière dit Comtois, François Duval, Étienne Gauthier, François-Thomas Giroux, Jérémie Légaré, Prisque Lessard, André Maréchal, James Marshall, James Starkey, Joseph Stilson, Michel Tessier
Known persons who had the occupation of saddler: Michel Adolne, Louis Aubry, Michel Bégin, Jean-Baptiste Brassard, François Deligny, Guillaume Deligny, Pierre Descamps, André Desnoyers dit Descamps/Deschamps, Joseph Dolbec, Jean-Baptiste Dubois, Joseph Ducimetière dit Comtois, Pierre Durand, Pierre Dussault, François Duval, Étienne Gatier, Thomas Giroux, Nicolas Magny, James Marshall, Pierre Morin, François Pénisson, Frederick Petry, Pierre Robitaille, Joseph Routhier, John Stanley
Meet Christian Lowe of Sault Ste. Marie, one of a few modern-day saddlers in North America making and repairing saddles from around the world.
Sources:
Claude Lemay, "Fonctions et métiers délaissés", l'Ancêtre, number 281, volume 34, winter 2008, and number 280, volume 34, winter 2007; electronic edition, Société généalogique de Québec (www.sgq.qc.ca/images/_SGQ/R_LAncetre_plus_libre/ENT-FONCTIONS-METIERS-DELAISSES.pdf).
Marise Thivierge and Nicole Thivierge, “Leatherworking”, The Canadian Encyclopedia, 2006, Historica Canada (https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/leatherworking)