Antoine RICHOUX dit LANOIX

Born

abt. 1720 , France

Died

Antoine married Thérèse GILBERT 22 October 1742 in Québec, Canada, New France .
Thérèse GILBERT was born 4 April 1727 in Québec, Canada, New France . Thérèse died 23 April 1754 in Québec, Canada, New France . Thérèse was the child of Charles GUILBERT and Marie-Jeanne LEFEBVRE .

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son of Jacques Richoux and Barbe Lanoue

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

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 Antoine RICHOUX dit LANOIX

Antoine RICHOUX dit LANOIX married

Thérèse GILBERT
Marriage date: 22 October 1742
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Thérèse GILBERT was the child of Charles GUILBERT and Marie-Jeanne LEFEBVRE

Children of Antoine RICHOUX dit LANOIX and Thérèse GILBERT

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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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