Nicolas
CAMIRE (COMIRÉ)
(b.
16 February 1702
,
Margilley, Haute-Saone, France
d.
6 January 1746
,
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France
)
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Nicolas CAMIRE (COMIRÉ) was born 16 February 1702 in Margilley, Haute-Saone, France
Nicolas CAMIRE (COMIRÉ) was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Nicolas married Julienne PERNET 14 May 1725 in Langres, Perce-le-Grand, France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Julienne PERNET was born 5 September 1700 in Percey-le-Grand, Haute-Saône, France. Julienne died 21 October 1739 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada.
Nicolas married (2) Genevieve MARCHAND 28 January 1741 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve MARCHAND was born 28 October 1712 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Genevieve died 25 February 1782 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Genevieve was the child of Louis MARCHAND and Marie-Jeanne-Therese BOURASSA.
Nicolas CAMIRE (COMIRÉ) died 6 January 1746 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France.
son of Jean Comire and Francoise Conin
Details of the family tree of Nicolas appear below.
Occupation
Nicolas CAMIRE (COMIRÉ) 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
Nicolas CAMIRE (COMIRÉ) 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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