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Mathurin GOULET was born abt. 1708 in France
Mathurin GOULET was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Mathurin married Marie HENAULT 5 May 1734 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie HENAULT was born 9 July 1696 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie died 8 July 1741 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Pierre HUNEAULT (ENAUD, HÉNAULT) dit CANADA and Marie-Anne RATEL.
Mathurin married (2) Genevieve JOURDAIN dite LAFRANCE 29 October 1742 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve JOURDAIN dite LAFRANCE was born 12 March 1714 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Genevieve was the child of François JOURDAIN dit LAFRANCE and Geneviève BENOIT.
Mathurin GOULET died 29 November 1756 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France .
son of Maurice Goulet and Jeanne ?
Details of the family tree of Mathurin appear below.
Occupation
Mathurin GOULET was a faux sauniers (salt smuggler) deported to Nouvelle-France after 1730.
Historically, a saunier, or salt manufacturer, harvested salt in salt marshes. In New France, however, a saunier was a salt merchant. Because of the high taxes levied on salt in France, especially the gabelle, salt merchants faced intense competition from faux-sauniers, traders dealing in contraband. These traffickers traded in salt without paying the tax.
Hundreds of convicted salt traffickers in France were deported to the colony of New France in the 18th century to work as labourers. It's a little known fact that these salt smugglers made a significant contribution to the settlement of Canada.
Source: tfcq.ca
The Salty Tales of 18th Century New France: Life as a Saunier
Mathurin GOULET was a faux sauniers (salt smuggler) deported to Nouvelle-France after 1730.
Historically, a saunier, or salt manufacturer, harvested salt in salt marshes. In New France, however, a saunier was a salt merchant. Because of the high taxes levied on salt in France, especially the gabelle, salt merchants faced intense competition from faux-sauniers, traders dealing in contraband. These traffickers traded in salt without paying the tax.
Hundreds of convicted salt traffickers in France were deported to the colony of New France in the 18th century to work as labourers. It's a little known fact that these salt smugglers made a significant contribution to the settlement of Canada.
Source: tfcq.ca
The Salty Tales of 18th Century New France: Life as a Saunier
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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