Joseph ROCHEFORT

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abt. 1819 , Québec Province, Canada

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Pascal ROCHEFORT dit LURET Cecile GAGNON

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Born: abt. 1819 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Pascal ROCHEFORT dit LURET

Mother: Cecile GAGNON

Paternal grandparents: Joseph LURET dit ROCHEFORT , Marie-Françoise DEVIN

Maternal grandparents: Etienne GAGNON , Francoise LAMY dite ORESTEILLE

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Joseph married Marie-Radegonde TREMBLAY 12 May 1840 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Radegonde TREMBLAY was born 8 July 1818 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie-Radegonde died 5 March 1890 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Marie-Radegonde was the child of Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY and Marie-Marthe CLAVEAU.

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Recorded occupation: Journalier

The journalier, or day labourer, was a worker employed by the day, typically in the agricultural sector. He usually only worked during the summer months, for low wages, which meant that day labourers were among the poorest of the inhabitants of New France.
Source: tfcq.ca

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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Spouse & Children of Joseph ROCHEFORT

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Joseph ROCHEFORT married

Marie-Radegonde TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 12 May 1840
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Marie-Radegonde TREMBLAY was the child of Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY and Marie-Marthe CLAVEAU

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Children of Joseph ROCHEFORT and Marie-Radegonde TREMBLAY

Eleonore ROCHEFORT

Born: 9 January 1841, La Malbaie, Canada East
Died: 21 June 1928, Baie-Ste-Catherine, Cté Saguenay, Quebec, Canada

Onesime ROCHEFORT

Born: 28 October 1842, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East
Died: 24 June 1906, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada

Ambroise ROCHEFORT

Born: 30 July 1848, La Malbaie, Canada East
Died: 19 December 1924, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada

Marie ROCHEFORT

Born: 3 October 1850, La Malbaie, Canada East
Died: 9 March 1900, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada

Auguste ROCHEFORT

Born: abt. 1852, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Delima ROCHEFORT

Born: 3 November 1852, La Malbaie, Canada East
Died: 1 January 1938, Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Mathilde ROCHEFORT

Born: 18 November 1860, La Malbaie, Canada East
Died: 20 February 1952, St-Aimé-des-Lacs, Quebec, Canada

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1840 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ROCHEFORT and Marie-Radegonde TREMBLAY 12 May 1840, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1841 Birth of Child
Eleonore ROCHEFORT was born 9 January 1841, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1842 Birth of Child
Onesime ROCHEFORT was born 28 October 1842, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)

1848 Birth of Child
Ambroise ROCHEFORT was born 30 July 1848, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1850 Birth of Child
Marie ROCHEFORT was born 3 October 1850, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1852 Birth of Child
Marie-Delima ROCHEFORT was born 3 November 1852, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1860 Birth of Child
Mathilde ROCHEFORT was born 18 November 1860, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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