Vincent
HOUDARD
(b.
abt. 1703
,
France
d.
20 June 1764
,
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Vincent HOUDARD was born abt. 1703 in France
Vincent HOUDARD was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Vincent married Marie-Jeanne SYLVESTRE 2 May 1733 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Jeanne SYLVESTRE was born 2 May 1686 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Jeanne died 31 July 1772 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Marie-Jeanne was the child of Nicolas SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE and Barbe NEVEU.
Vincent HOUDARD died 20 June 1764 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Occupation
Vincent HOUDARD 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
Vincent HOUDARD 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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