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François PÉTRIN was born 14 February 1715 in France
François PÉTRIN was the child of ? and ?François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1743.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marguerite-Antoinette PARENTEAU 29 October 1743 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite-Antoinette PARENTEAU was born 10 June 1712 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Marguerite-Antoinette died 20 February 1784 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marguerite-Antoinette was the child of Pierre-Louis PARENTEAU and Marguerite LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT.
François PÉTRIN died 5 March 1759 in Verchères, Canada, New France .
son of François Pétrin and Marie Bachelier
Details of the family tree of François appear below.
Occupation
François PÉTRIN 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
François PÉTRIN 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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