Pierre
MARTIN
(b.
18 March 1699
,
Durtal, Maine-et-Loire, France
d.
22 June 1748
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
)
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MARTIN Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!
Pierre MARTIN was born 18 March 1699 in Durtal, Maine-et-Loire, France
Pierre MARTIN was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Perrine RIGAUD 7 November 1724 in Daumeray, St-Martin, Maine-et-Loire, France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Perrine RIGAUD was born 9 February 1701 in Domerais, Angers, Angou, France. Perrine died 16 February 1761 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).
Pierre MARTIN died 22 June 1748 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
son of Martin Martin and Jeanne Aubert
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.
Occupation
Pierre MARTIN 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
Pierre MARTIN 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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