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  (b. abt. 1708 France   d. )  

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François CONSIGNY dit SANSFACON was born abt. 1708 in France

François CONSIGNY dit SANSFACON was the child of ?   and   ?

François was an immigrant, arriving by 1735.

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François  married  Marie-Louise DUCHARME 21 November 1735 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 3 children. Marie-Louise DUCHARME  was born 1 September 1718 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).  Marie-Louise died 3 April 1757 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).  Marie-Louise was the child of Pierre-Jacques REPOCHE dit DUCHARME and Marie-Madeleine MAROIS.

Occupation: faux sauniers (salt smuggler) deported to Nouvelle-France after 1730



son of Jacques Consigny and Jeanne Bijolet

Did You Know? 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)
François 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

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François CONSIGNY dit SANSFACON and Marie-Louise DUCHARME 21 November 1735, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe CONSIGNY dite SANSFACON was born 11 August 1742, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada
1753 Birth of Child
Nicolas CONSIGNY dit SANSFACON was born 24 January 1753, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)
1756 Birth of Child
Vincent CONSIGNY dit SANSFACON was born 15 August 1756, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)
Added: 9/14/2015 10:21:35 AM - Updated: 4/14/2023 8:23:58 AM

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