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Maurice-Francois CHAPUT was born abt. 1700 in France
Maurice-Francois CHAPUT was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Maurice-Francois married Charlotte DEVIS 1 February 1740 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte DEVIS was born 2 November 1718 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Charlotte was the child of Charles DEVIS and Jeanne SAVARY (SAVARIA).
Maurice-Francois CHAPUT died 2 August 1760 in Trois-Rivières, Canada .
son of Pierre Chaput and Francoise Rondel
Details of the family tree of Maurice-Francois appear below.
Occupation
Maurice-Francois CHAPUT 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
Maurice-Francois CHAPUT 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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