1898        Oscar, Alan. "A Messenger from the Dead." _Chambers's Journal_ 18(1) (April 1898): 284-7.

This work of fiction has as its setting a ship "Armenian" going from Liverpool to Halifax. A French Canadian is aboard. It seems to give –made up, or once heard?—a French version of SACRAMENTO:

//
Vannes, who was said to be a French Canadian, …He was a favourite amongst the seamen on account of his simplicity and good nature, and also because he had a fund of French songs, some of which the rough fellows had turned into chantys or hauling choruses, by adding an uncouth burden of their own. One in particular appeared to be a favourite, and in constant use when the topsails were to be hoisted:

Joliette, ma Joliette—
   And a hoodah, and a hoodah;
Qu'elle est belle, ma Joliette— 
   
   And a hoodah, hoodah day.

And so forth.
//