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Henriette de La Roche

Fontenay-Trésigny, 14 Oct 1892 – Saulzais-le-Potier, 2 Aug 1980

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Facts and their sources

  • Born14 Oct 1892, Fontenay-Trésignynot verified1 source
  • Died2 Aug 1980, Saulzais-le-Potiernot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 14 Oct 1892

    Born in Fontenay-Trésigny

  2. 8 Oct 1915

    A son is born

  3. 2 Aug 1980

    Dies in Saulzais-le-Potier, aged 87

Family

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During her lifetime

She lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Fontenay-Trésigny.

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The 1890s · Henriette is born in Fontenay-Trésigny

In the news1895

Industrial workers equaled agricultural workers

By the mid-1890s, the number of industrial workers in the German Empire grew to match those in agriculture, marking a major demographic shift toward urbanization and factory labor.

Getting around

Walking was a common mode of travel

Ordinary people frequently traveled long distances on foot, with a common unit of measurement being the league, which roughly corresponded to one hour of walking.

At the table

The Ordinary Worker Lunch: Ordinaire

A typical working-class lunch, known as an ordinaire, consisted of boiled beef, broth, vegetables, cheese, bread, and wine for about one franc. Many workers saved money by eating only the broth and vegetables at lunch and taking the beef home for dinner.

The “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.Around the world · 1889–1890

The “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.

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What people wore

Quimper workers kept festal clothes apart

In Quimper (Brittany), rural workers could keep their everyday work clothes separate from festival clothing, sometimes commissioned for weddings. This made clothing a visible marker of identity and social position.

Music

Rural brass bands were popular musical associations

In the late 19th century, rural French brass bands often consisted of about 25 members, with many musicians starting as young as 8 or 9 years old.

Daily life

Strict posture training devices

To encourage upright posture, children were sometimes forced to wear heavy wooden armatures shaped like a cross tied to their backs.