Pierre
DAME
(b.
31 January 1716
,
Belgium
d.
3 November 1774
,
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Pierre DAME was born 31 January 1716 in Belgium
Pierre DAME was the child of ? and ?Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1740.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Reine-Reinette BLAIN 29 August 1740 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Reine-Reinette BLAIN was born 4 January 1715 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Reine-Reinette died 13 April 1750 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Reine-Reinette was the child of Louis BLAIN dit HABLIN and Marie-Madeleine LUMINEAU (MINEAU).
Pierre married (2) Madeleine DENOYON 10 August 1750 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine DENOYON was born 11 September 1720 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Madeleine died 4 January 1794 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Madeleine was the child of Jacques DENOYON (DESNOYERS) and Abigail Margaret STEBBENS.
Pierre DAME died 3 November 1774 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada .
son of Antoine Dame and Elisabeth Francois (Lefrancois)
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.
Occupation
Pierre DAME 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
Pierre DAME 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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