Jean-Guillaume-Baptiste-Alexis
DARABY
(b.
14 June 1698
,
St-Germain, Trebedan, Cotes-d'Armor, France
d.
11 August 1755
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
)
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Jean-Guillaume-Baptiste-Alexis DARABY was born 14 June 1698 in St-Germain, Trebedan, Cotes-d'Armor, France
Jean-Guillaume-Baptiste-Alexis DARABY was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Guillaume-Baptiste-Alexis married Marie-Françoise LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS 16 October 1741 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Françoise LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS was born 16 March 1720 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Marie-Françoise died 12 May 1771 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Marie-Françoise was the child of Jean-Jacques-René LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Marie-Françoise CORNEAU.
Jean-Guillaume-Baptiste-Alexis DARABY died 11 August 1755 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
son of Marc Raby and Jacqueline Roumain
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Occupation
Jean-Guillaume-Baptiste-Alexis DARABY 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
Jean-Guillaume-Baptiste-Alexis DARABY 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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