Daily Ancestorjournalier
Journalier means "day laborer" in French records: a man hired by the day, usually on farms, who owned little or no land of his own.
A journalier worked for others by the day, often on a larger farm, and in later records also in towns on building sites or in workshops. Many small farmers and craftsmen also worked as journaliers when their own work allowed.
In a family's records the word can change from one entry to the next, journalier in one year and cultivateur in another, as a man gained or lost land. Treat it as a description at that moment, not a fixed status.
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Daily Ancestor. "journalier." Dictionary of Old Record Words. https://dailyancestor.com/dictionary/french/journalier. Last checked 2026-10-28.