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Family History - George Leroux and Eileen O'Connor
Some terms translated from French to English
arpenteur
land-surveyor
Avocat
Lawyer
Bonnetier
hosier (textiles)
Brasseur
Brewer of beer
Boucher
Butcher
Boulanger
baker
Cardeur
carder (textiles)
Chapelier
Hat maker
Charpentier
Carpenter, shipwright
Chaudronier
Pot maker
Chirurgien
Surgeon (dentist, barber (hey, regulations weren't as tight then, etc.)
Contremaitre
foreman
Commis
Clerk
Cordier
Rope maker
Cordonnier
Shoe maker
Coureur de bois
Literally: runner of the woods. An independent (unlicensed) French-Canadian woodsman. Often a trapper or engaged in the fur trade.
Curé
Priest, Pastor
Domestique
Servant
Ébéniste
Cabinet maker
Écuyer
Esquire
Épicier
Grocer, possibly a spice merchant
Épouse
Wife
Engagé
Hired
Fermier
Farmer, Agricultural worker
Forgeron
Smith/Blacksmith
Fille
Daughter
Filleul/Filleulle
God child
Fils
Son
Fourier/ fourrier
Broker of furs, Quartermaster
Frère
Brother. Also member of an Abby
Habitant
Settler, initially those granted land charters. Also, the patrons of the Montreal Forum (genus of “Habs”)
Journalier
Laborer, day worker, farmhand
Juge de la court
Royal Judge of the Royal Court
Marié en France
Married in France
Marchand
Merchant (anyone who sales something)
Masson/maçon
Stonelayer Mason
Meunier
Miller
Pâtissier
Pastry chef
père
Father. Priest. Used after the name would be the equivalent of "Senior"
Seigneur
Land owner, Landlord
Soeur
Sister. Also Nun.
Soldat
Soldier
Taillandier
Edge-tool maker; knifes, swords etc
Tailleur
Tailor
Tanneur
Tanner
Teinturier
Dyer
tireur de laine
wool puller
tisserand / tisseur
Weaver
Trappeur
Trapper
Voyageur
Traveller. One who engaged in the transporting of furs by canoe during the fur trade. Being a voyageur also included being a part of a licensed, organized effort, one of the distinctions that set them apart from the coureurs des bois.
Vefve/veuve
Widow