Mathurin
FUSEAU dit ROCH
Born
abt. 1704
,
Saint-Pierre-de-Cerizay, Poitiers, France
Died
16 August 1779
,
Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
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Born: abt. 1704 in Saint-Pierre-de-Cerizay, Poitiers, France
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Mathurin was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1736.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Mathurin married Marie-Françoise SERRE dite ST-JEAN 23 January 1736 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Françoise SERRE dite ST-JEAN was born 5 March 1717 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Françoise died 15 January 1791 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Marie-Françoise was the child of André SERRE dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Anne BOILARD.
Mathurin FUSEAU dit ROCH died 16 August 1779 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada .
Child of Mathurin Fuseau Roch and Marie Soulard
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WORK & OCCUPATION
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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
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.
Québec Généalogie - 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'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
Spouse & Children of Mathurin FUSEAU dit ROCH
Mathurin FUSEAU dit ROCH married 
Marie-Françoise SERRE dite ST-JEAN
Marriage date: 23 January 1736
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Marie-Françoise SERRE dite ST-JEAN was the child of André SERRE dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Anne BOILARD
Marie-Françoise SERRE dite ST-JEANMarriage date: 23 January 1736
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Marie-Françoise SERRE dite ST-JEAN was the child of André SERRE dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Anne BOILARD
Marriage notes:
Sere (5) Andre, fils de Jean at de Marie Magdeleine, de St-Martin, dans le Languedoc.
Boilard (7), Marie-Anne, b. 1682.
Marie Francoise, b. 6 mars 1717; m. 23 janvier 1736 a Mathurin Fuseau
Title Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie jusqu'à nos jours, Volume 7
Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie jusqu'à nos jours, Cyprien Tanguay
Author Cyprien Tanguay
Publisher E. Senécal, 1890
Original from Oxford University
Digitized Sep 20, 2007
Page 171
Children of Mathurin FUSEAU dit ROCH and Marie-Françoise SERRE dite ST-JEAN
Madeleine FUSEAU dite ROCHMarried: François VIALET dit LAVIOLETTE 29 May 1752 Place: Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)
Mathurin-Joseph FUSEAU dit ROCHMarried: Marie-Josephte COUTU (COTTU) 3 October 1763 Place: Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)
Married: Marguerite BUSSEAU dite LACOUTURE 11 January 1802 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Married: Françoise TRUDEL 7 February 1820 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
Marie-Françoise FUSEAU dite ROCHBorn: 6 August 1740, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Died: 3 March 1810, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada
Died: 3 March 1810, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada
Married: René Ernst LIPPÉ 28 April 1763 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Anonyme FUSEAUBorn: 15 July 1742, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Died: 15 July 1742, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Died: 15 July 1742, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Antoine-Sulpice FUSEAU dit ROCHBorn: 15 February 1750, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Died: 7 April 1821 , Berthierville, Lower Canada
Died: 7 April 1821 , Berthierville, Lower Canada
Married: Geneviève TELLIER 25 October 1773 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
François-D'assises FUSEAU dit ROCHMarried: Marie-Judith TELLIER 21 June 1779 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Elizabeth FUSEAU dite ROCHBorn: 15 December 1754, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Died: 15 March 1757, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Died: 15 March 1757, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste FUSEAU dit ROCHBorn: 20 April 1756, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Died: 19 August 1756, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Died: 19 August 1756, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Marie-Reine FUSEAU dite ROCHMarried: Jean-Jacques COUSSY dit LAFLEUR 11 September 1780 Place: Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)
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1736 Marriage / PartnerMathurin FUSEAU dit ROCH and Marie-Françoise SERRE dite ST-JEAN 23 January 1736, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada
1740 Birth of ChildMarie-Françoise FUSEAU dite ROCH was born 6 August 1740, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)
1742 Birth of ChildAnonyme FUSEAU was born 15 July 1742, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)
1750 Birth of ChildAntoine-Sulpice FUSEAU dit ROCH was born 15 February 1750, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)
1752 Marriage of ChildMadeleine FUSEAU dite ROCH married 29 May 1752, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to François VIALET dit LAVIOLETTE
1752 Birth of ChildFrançois-D'assises FUSEAU dit ROCH was born 1 June 1752, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)
1754 Birth of ChildElizabeth FUSEAU dite ROCH was born 15 December 1754, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)
1756 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste FUSEAU dit ROCH was born 20 April 1756, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)
1757 Death of ChildElizabeth FUSEAU dite ROCH died 15 March 1757, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)
1757 Birth of ChildMarie-Reine FUSEAU dite ROCH was born 25 September 1757, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)
1763 Marriage of ChildMarie-Françoise FUSEAU dite ROCH married 28 April 1763, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to René Ernst LIPPÉ
1763 Marriage of ChildMathurin-Joseph FUSEAU dit ROCH married 3 October 1763, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Marie-Josephte COUTU (COTTU)
1773 Marriage of ChildAntoine-Sulpice FUSEAU dit ROCH married 25 October 1773, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Geneviève TELLIER
1779 Death Saint-Antoine-de-Lavaltrie, QC, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Death — 177916 August 1779
Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
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