Anne Marie Richier, daughter of Thomas Richier and Jeanne Morel, was born 6 April 1829 in Graffigny-Chemin, France.
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| Anne Marie Richier, born April 6, 1829 |
Archives de la Haute-Marne
Anne married Paul Constant Chevallier.
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| Anne Marie Richier married Paul Constant Chevallier, 21 April 1847 |
The way they were
The period from 1830 to 1848, roughly the time between the birth of Anne Richier and her marriage to Paul Constant Chevallier, was known as the
July Monarchy. France was ruled by a monarch,
Louis-Philippe, crowned "King of the French", signifying his popular sovereignty. Louis-Philippe owed his crown to the rising middle class,
les bougoises. With the exception of Algeria, Louis-Philippe's policies with regard to business and foreign policy were free of government involvement,
laissez-faire.
The records of the Archives de la Haute-Marne, during this period, reference the class and status of the individuals who are born, marry, and die in the villages of France. Thus, one often sees the descriptions
marchand (merchant) ,
proprietor (property owner),
laboreaux (laborer), and
sans profession (unemployed) in the village records.
During this period, France was experiencing a population splurge with most of the births occurring in the countryside. Even with the deaths that occurred as a result of the Napoleonic wars, France was second in population (behind Russia) in Europe. If we go back briefly in time, Hilaire Chevallier and Margaret Collin, the parents of Paul Constant Chevallier, recorded four births during the short period 1813 - 1822.
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| detail, births Graffigny-Chemin, 1813 -1822 |
