Jean CHARPENTIER dit ST-ONGE

Born

abt. 1721 , France

Died

15 April 1790 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: abt. 1721 in France

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Jean married Cecile-Jeanne PARENT 5 March 1737 in Québec, Canada, New France . Cecile-Jeanne PARENT was born 23 May 1706 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . Cecile-Jeanne died 26 April 1789 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Cecile-Jeanne was the child of Étienne PARENT and Marie-Thérèse CHEVALIER.

Jean married (2) Marie-Madeleine DEGRE 8 August 1789 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Madeleine DEGRE was born 23 March 1740 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Madeleine died 29 September 1789 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Madeleine was the child of Raymond DEGRE dit BELLEFLEUR and Madeleine GATIEN dite TOURANGEAU.

Jean CHARPENTIER dit ST-ONGE died 15 April 1790 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .

son of Gabriel Charpentier and Marie Chevalier

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WORK & OCCUPATION

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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

The Salty Tales of 18th Century New France: Life as a Saunier

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean CHARPENTIER dit ST-ONGE

Jean CHARPENTIER dit ST-ONGE married

Cecile-Jeanne PARENT
Marriage date: 5 March 1737
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Cecile-Jeanne PARENT was the child of Étienne PARENT and Marie-Thérèse CHEVALIER

Children of Jean CHARPENTIER dit ST-ONGE and Cecile-Jeanne PARENT

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Jean CHARPENTIER dit ST-ONGE married

Marie-Madeleine DEGRE
Marriage date: 8 August 1789
Marriage place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Madeleine DEGRE was the child of Raymond DEGRE dit BELLEFLEUR and Madeleine GATIEN dite TOURANGEAU

Children of Jean CHARPENTIER dit ST-ONGE and Marie-Madeleine DEGRE

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RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Jean's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

What is a "dit/dite" Name?

When the first settlers came to Québec from France, it was a custom to add a "dit" nickname to the surname. The English translation of "dit" is "said." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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