Jean
GOURCE (GOUSSE)
(b.
abt. 1688
,
France
d.
22 September 1783
,
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Jean GOURCE (GOUSSE) was born abt. 1688 in France
Jean GOURCE (GOUSSE) was the child of ? and ?Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1736.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Veronique DUQUET 26 November 1736 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Veronique DUQUET was born abt. 1703 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Veronique died 14 July 1773 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Veronique was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUQUET dit DESROSIERS and Catherine-Ursule AMYOT (AMIOT).
Jean GOURCE (GOUSSE) died 22 September 1783 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada.
son of Jean Jacques Gource and Francoise Morel
Details of the family tree of Jean appear below.
Occupation
Jean GOURCE (GOUSSE) 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 GOURCE (GOUSSE) 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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