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, Canada, New France .
Marie died
8 July 1741
in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France.
Marie was the child of Pierre HUNEAULT (ENAUD, HÉNAULT) dit CANADA and Marie-Anne RATEL.
Mathurin GOULET died
29 November 1756
in Lanoraie, Canada, New France .
son of Maurice Goulet and Jeanne ?
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WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation: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
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