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Gaspard AUGER was born abt. 1692 in Germany
Gaspard AUGER was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Gaspard married Marie-Jeanne PRIMEAU abt. 1736 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Jeanne PRIMEAU was born 15 October 1692 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Jeanne died 11 September 1768 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) . Marie-Jeanne was the child of François PRIMEAU and Marie-Thérèse DENEAU (DENIAU).
son of Jean Auger and Jeanne Bigeois
Occupation
Gaspard AUGER 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
Gaspard AUGER 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
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