Other Events:

• Address: Address:
  Lawrence Biche
  LeRay, New York
• Name: Lawrence Biche
• _UID: 661FF0B39F434D5283D8DE280B22BBAEA053
• Anecdote: 25 Aug 1913, Watertown, Jefferson County, New York; cheese sales
• Occupation: 1918, LeRay, Jefferson, New York; Cheese Maker
• Residence: 1920, LeRay, Jefferson County, New York, USA

Notes:

3 children in 1918

Laurence — Carrie Pennington. Carrie was born 1885; died 1987; was buried 1987, LeRay, Jefferson, New York. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
Wife's name is Carrie

1. Pauline F. Biche was born 1907, New York; died Yes, date unknown.
2. Irene A. Biche was born 1909, New York; died Yes, date unknown.
3. Evelyn M. Biche was born 1914, New York; died Yes, date unknown.

Other Events:

• Occupation: LeRay, Jefferson, New York
• Occupation: Croghan, Lewis County, New York
• Residence: Croghan, Lewis County, New York
• Residence: LeRay, Jefferson, New York; road 35 (old Lewis farm)
• _UID: B01EB640686D4D92903267384B3A26119540
• Census: 1920, LeRay, Jefferson, New York
• Residence: 1923, Evans Mills, Jefferson County, New York

Notes:

Sold the boot and shoe shop in Lewis County. Brought his wife back to Le Ray.

Peter — Ellen F. Kelly. Ellen (daughter of Michael Kelly) was born 3 Mar 1862, Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York; died 17 Oct 1921, Watertown, Jefferson County, New York; was buried 1921, LeRay, Jefferson, New York. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Ellen Kelly
• Name: Helen F.
• _UID: F54B92CD39EC40998DC834391B9E9EB36935
• Census: 1920, LeRay, Jefferson, New York

Notes:

From Belfort, Lewis County

Other Events:

• Name: John B. Bichet
• Name: John Besa
• Reference Number: 393
• _TODO: Completed
• _UID: BC807B02184248B39D9EA419C86646A31D35
• Alt. Birth: 19 May 1810, Ronchamp, Haute-Saone, Franche-Comte, France
• Alt. Birth: Jun 1810, Haute Saone, France
• Emigration: 15 Mar 1828, France
• Immigration: 30 Jun 1828, New York, New York, New York, USA
• Residence: 18 Jul 1828, LeRay, Jefferson, New York
• Census: 1835, Lyme, New York
• Residence: 1836, LeRay, Jefferson, New York; road 34
• Census: 1840, LeRay, Jefferson, New York
• Census: 1850, LeRay, Jefferson, New York
• Census: 1855, LeRay, Jefferson, New York
• Census: 1870, LeRay, Jefferson, New York; US Federal

Notes:

http://archives.cg70.fr/
Ronchamp : registre d'

Census:
1835 New York State Census


1.The name of the head of each family.
John Besa
2.The number of male persons in the family, (the name of whose head is in
the first column) including its head, if male. 1
6.The number of male persons in the same family who are aliens not
naturalized. 1
14.The number of marriages occurring in the same family, where the female
married resided during the year preceding. 1
17.The number of acres of improved land occupied by the same family. 3

Jean married Julia Moureaux 1836. Julia was born 3 Nov 1811; died 29 Jan 1886; was buried 1886, LeRay, Jefferson, New York. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: 858F3A24BE584B88806977E3C31D69B69D1A
• Census: 1850, LeRay, Jefferson, New York
• Alt. Death: 29 Jan 1866

Notes:

Emmigrated to U.S.A a 'few years previously' than John B.

Other Events:

• _UID: FA34EED4C25840F583A1499D4C3A8CD02B7D

Other Events:

• Name: Claude Francis Bichet
• Name: Francis Bichet
• Name: Francis Bisha
• Reference Number: 229
• _TODO: Completed
• _TODO: Open
• _UID: 26397AE5AE4648AF80A7E9ACE56C5DA2B5BC
• Alt. Birth: 1786, Vesoul, , Franche-Comt
• Alt. Birth: 1786, dept de la haute Saone, France
• Alt. Birth: 1786
• Occupation: 27 Jun 1809, Ronchamp, Ronchamp, , Franche-Comt; tissier (clothier)
• Emigration: 15 Mar 1828, Mozer, Maine, de la Commune de Rouchamp, France
• Immigration: 30 Jun 1828, New York, New York, New York, USA
• Occupation: 30 Jun 1828; farmer
• Property: 18 Jul 1828, Wilna, Jefferson County, New York
• Census: 1830, Wilna, Lewis County, New York
• Naturalization: 3 Dec 1833, Watertown, Jefferson, New York, USA
• Census: 1835, LeRay, Jefferson, New York
• Census: 1840, LeRay, Jefferson, New York
• Property: 17 Sep 1842 or 1843, Jefferson County, New York, USA
• Religion: 1847, Evans Mills, Jefferson County, New York; trustee of St. Michael's (Catholic) Church
• Census: 1850, LeRay, Jefferson, New York
• Census: 1855, LeRay, Jefferson, New York; New York State
• Residence: 1855, LeRay, Jefferson, New York
• Will: 2 Jun 1856, LeRay, Jefferson, New York
• Probate: 14 Mar 1859, Watertown, Jefferson, New York, USA

Notes:

(Research):Bichet properties:

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99W5-X2TD?i=143&wc=M7CC-PNB %3A358135401%2C360076301&cc=2078654

x 1828 - Claude Francois Bichet - A2, 603
1839 - Claude Francois Bichet - G3, 76
x 1840 - Francois Bichet - N3, 117
1847 - John Bichey - 84, 440
1849 - Jean Bichet - 94, 78
1855 - Joseph Bichet - 121, 165
1859 - Joseph Bichet - 137, 328
1861 - Joseph Bichet - 147, 479
1866 - Joseph Bichet - 167, 57
1867 - Joseph Bichet - 171, 31
1870 - Joseph Bichet - 183, 283
1883 - Joseph V. Bichet - 234, 172
1883 - John Bichet - 234, 250


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Claude Francois Bichet was the godfather of his sister's (Jeanne V

Occupation:
A 'tissier' (French word) means clothier.
tisseur = weaver (of fabric)
tissier = not in my dictionary, but must be related to woven material

Source:
http://frenchcanadianfamilytrees.blogspot.com/2008/08/french-to-english-translations-of.html

Census:
The 1840 census also reveals that a female between the ages of 50 to 59 was living in the same household. This would most likely be his first wife, Jeanne Marie. This assumption is made because his second wife Susan appears in the household in the 1850 census.


Residence:
Lived in LeRay for 20 years
Residence Surety:3

Will:
Leaves LeRay farm to son Joseph Bichet (102 acres) He also left $500.00
to his son John Bichet (Rich folks!)

Probate:
Joseph Bichet petitioned the court on Jan. 20, 1859

Claude married Jeanne Marie Vaugier 27 Jun 1809, Ronchamp, Haute-Saone, Franche-Comte, France. Jeanne (daughter of Francois Joseph Vaugier and Elisabeth Laurent) was born 12 Mar 1782, Fresse, Sur-Moselle, Vosges (Lorraine), France; died 10 May 1842, LeRay, Jefferson, New York; was buried , LeRay, Jefferson, New York. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Jeanne Marie
• Name: Jeanne Marie /Guille Guillerey
• Name: Joanne M Quye
• Name: Marie Jeanne Marguerite Gillet
• Name: Mary Bichet
• _UID: 9D2E80E84D60424481D737DD019500147C59
• Alt. Birth: 1783, Lorraine, France
• Occupation: 27 Jun 1809, Rhien; manouvier
• Emigration: 15 Mar 1828, Mozer, Maine, de la Commune de Rouchamp, France
• Immigration: 30 Jun 1828, New York, New York, New York, USA; brig C. Amelia

Notes:

(Research):1. The sibling relationship between Jeanne Marie Vaugier and Jean Joseph Vaugier has been established by the marriage record of Jeanne Marie Vaugier and Claude Francois Bichet. That marriage record states that Jean Joseph Vaugier is a "fr

Occupation:
http://www.genealogie.com/v2/genealogie-en-ligne/ancien-metier.asp?id_metier=68
(a page on old French occupations).

Journalier, manouvrier, brassier are apparently the same occupation, just called differently in different areas.
It appears that it can cover various things, depending on locality. It seems to suggest a "daily" worker - if in a rural area, someone who helped out at the harvest and otherwise took odd jobs here and there working for farmers, perhaps also having a small amount of land to work themselves, or another secondary job such as weaving to cover the winter months. If in a town, someone who took jobs by the day as and when they came up.