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Pierre CARON was born abt. 1711 in France
Pierre CARON was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Anne HOMIER (AUMIER) 10 September 1742 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne HOMIER (AUMIER) was born 26 September 1717 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne died 18 June 1753 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre HOMIER (AUMIER) dit POITIER and Marguerite BOUCHER.
Pierre CARON died 2 June 1788 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada.
son of Pierre Caron and Catherine Fourmentelle
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.
Occupation
Pierre CARON 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 CARON 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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