Below are French terms used in the Ste.Luce parish register records of baptisms
that are found in the search results of the online database, followed by the
English translation:
agé de = at the age of
ans = years
avant hier = the day before yesterday
bedeau = church warden
concubinage = living together unmarried
cordonnier = cobbler
cultivateur = farmer
depuis = since, ago
depuis 6 jours, mois, semaines = 6 days, months, weeks ago
env., environs = about
forgeron = blacksmith
hier = yesterday
illégitime = illegitimate
journalier = day laborer
jours = days
le jour précédent = the previous day
jumeaux = twins
légitime mariage = "legitimate marriage," one performed by a Catholic priest
marchand = merchant, storekeeper
mariage = marriage
menuisier = carpenter
m., mois = months
ondoyé = baptized in an emergency by someone other than a priest
parents inconnus = parents unknown
sauvage = Indian
sculpteur = wood carver
sem., semaines = weeks
vers = about
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last revised 7 Feb 2007
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