This is earlier, but it is French:
 
Faulkner, Alaric, and Gretchen Faulkner      The French at Pentagoet
1635-1674
 Special Publications of the New Brunswick Museum and Occasional Publications
in Maine Archaeology
 Maine Archaeological Commission
 
Also, Canadian, but not French:
 
Light, John D.  The Archaeological Investigation of Blacksmith Shops,
                     Industrial Archaeology 1984 v 10 .55-58
 
Light, John D. and Henry Unglik     A Frontier Fur Trade Blacksmith Shop
 1796-1812
                     Studies in Archaeology, Parks Canada   1984
 
I am sure that Colonial Williamsburg have published several papers on
blacksmiths, too.
 
I hope this is helpful.
 
Fran Kemmish