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Joseph ROCHEFORT was born abt. 1819 in Québec Province, Canada
Joseph ROCHEFORT was the child of Pascal ROCHEFORT dit LURET and Cecile GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph LURET dit ROCHEFORT and Marie-Françoise DEVIN (maternal) Etienne GAGNON and Francoise LAMY dite ORESTEILLESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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.
Occupation
Joseph ROCHEFORT was a 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
A Day in the Life of a 18th Century Journalier in New France
Joseph ROCHEFORT was a 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
A Day in the Life of a 18th Century Journalier in New France
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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