Jean
BARRÉ
(b.
30 January 1705
,
Tuffé, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France
d.
29 March 1746
,
Québec Province, Canada
)
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BARRÉ Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!
Jean BARRÉ was born 30 January 1705 in Tuffé, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France
Jean BARRÉ was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marie-Anne CHARRON dite DUCHARME 10 January 1735 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne CHARRON dite DUCHARME was born 1 May 1706 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Anne died 25 March 1749 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne was the child of François CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Marguerite PIETTE dite TREMPE.
Jean BARRÉ died 29 March 1746 in Québec Province, Canada.
Son of Alexandre Barré and Marguerite Fage
Details of the family tree of Jean appear below.
Occupation
Jean BARRÉ 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 BARRÉ 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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