The "jour" probably is an abbreviation for "journeyman", which means that he's been practicing his craft for a good long time. Jim Marilyn Shanahan wrote: > Thank you Elizabeth and Michael for this information. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Elizabeth Tordella" <ewtordella@gmail.com> > To: <irish-american@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 4:07 PM > Subject: Re: [IRISH-AMER] occupation > > > >> a cooper (one that builds or fixes barrels, tubs, buckets,and other staved >> containers). Working as a "day" (Jour in French) cooper may not have been >> as >> steady work. >> >> On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 4:48 PM, Marilyn Shanahan >> <shanahan@ameritech.net>wrote: >> >> >>> Does any lister know what the occupation "jour cooper" refers to? Is it >>> a >>> title for someone who works with plaster? >>> thank you. >>> Marilyn >>> >>> ====Irish American Mailing List===== >>> Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname >>> Registry >>> at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> IRISH-AMERICAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Elizabeth W. Tordella, MS, RN >> ewtordella@gmail.com >> >> ====Irish American Mailing List===== >> Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname Registry >> at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> IRISH-AMERICAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ====Irish American Mailing List===== > Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname Registry at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRISH-AMERICAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

thanks Jim...that makes sense. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Garrity" <jimgarrity@earthlink.net> To: <irish-american@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 10:29 PM Subject: Re: [IRISH-AMER] occupation > The "jour" probably is an abbreviation for "journeyman", which means > that he's been practicing his craft for a good long time. > > Jim > > Marilyn Shanahan wrote: >> Thank you Elizabeth and Michael for this information. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Elizabeth Tordella" <ewtordella@gmail.com> >> To: <irish-american@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 4:07 PM >> Subject: Re: [IRISH-AMER] occupation >> >> >> >>> a cooper (one that builds or fixes barrels, tubs, buckets,and other >>> staved >>> containers). Working as a "day" (Jour in French) cooper may not have >>> been >>> as >>> steady work. >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 4:48 PM, Marilyn Shanahan >>> <shanahan@ameritech.net>wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Does any lister know what the occupation "jour cooper" refers to? Is >>>> it >>>> a >>>> title for someone who works with plaster? >>>> thank you. >>>> Marilyn >>>> >>>> ====Irish American Mailing List===== >>>> Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname >>>> Registry >>>> at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> IRISH-AMERICAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>>> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Elizabeth W. Tordella, MS, RN >>> ewtordella@gmail.com >>> >>> ====Irish American Mailing List===== >>> Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname >>> Registry >>> at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> IRISH-AMERICAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> ====Irish American Mailing List===== >> Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname >> Registry at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> IRISH-AMERICAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > > ====Irish American Mailing List===== > Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname Registry > at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRISH-AMERICAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message