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Toussaint GIRARD was born abt. 1820 in Québec Province, Canada
Toussaint GIRARD was the child of Etienne GIRARD and Marie TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Augustin GIRARD and Marie-Josephte BOIVIN (maternal) Augustin TREMBLAY and Agnes COTE
Occupation
Toussaint GIRARD was a Meunier.
The meunier, or miller, was a person who owned and/or operated a mill — a machine used to grind a cereal crop to make flour. He oversaw all the operations that went into milling grain. Then, he bagged the flour, weighed it, stored it as needed, and collected revenue from it.
Source: tfcq.ca
Life as a Meunier in 18th Century New France: Flour, Family, and Fortitude
Toussaint GIRARD was a Meunier.
The meunier, or miller, was a person who owned and/or operated a mill — a machine used to grind a cereal crop to make flour. He oversaw all the operations that went into milling grain. Then, he bagged the flour, weighed it, stored it as needed, and collected revenue from it.
Source: tfcq.ca
Life as a Meunier in 18th Century New France: Flour, Family, and Fortitude
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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