Laurent POIRIER

(b. abt. 1718 , France d. 5 December 1759 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France )

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Laurent POIRIER was born abt. 1718 in France

Laurent POIRIER was the child of ? and ?

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Laurent married Marie-Françoise JACQUES 16 January 1753 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Françoise JACQUES was born 15 May 1727 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Françoise died 24 November 1795 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Marie-Françoise was the child of Pierre JACQUES and Marie-Ambroise CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR).

Laurent POIRIER died 5 December 1759 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France.

son of Francois Poirier and Marie Cugnet

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Occupation

Laurent POIRIER 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 changes
From 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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Laurent POIRIER married

Marie-Françoise JACQUES-- Date: 16 January 1753 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise JACQUES was the child of Pierre JACQUES and Marie-Ambroise CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR)

Children of Laurent POIRIER and Marie-Françoise JACQUES:

Pierre POIRIER (b.abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada d. 9 January 1831, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada)
m. Cecile POULIN 13 July 1779 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

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