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François-Étienne Cugnet (1688 – August 19, 1751) was a lawyer and merchant in New France. He was director of the in New France. He was the son of Jean-Baptiste Cugnet, dean of the faculty of law of the Université de Paris, and Madeleine Baudin. Around 1717, he married Louise-Madeleine Dusautoy. In 1719, he went to New France. Cugnet was administrator for the Domaine du Roi or King's Posts, a large territory on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence. In 1730, he was named to the Conseil Supérieur. Cugnet was a partner in the Saint-Maurice ironworks. When the ironworks failed, he was pursued by the company's creditors and was forced to declare personal bankruptcy in 1741.

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  • François-Étienne Cugnet (1688 – August 19, 1751) was a lawyer and merchant in New France. He was director of the in New France. He was the son of Jean-Baptiste Cugnet, dean of the faculty of law of the Université de Paris, and Madeleine Baudin. Around 1717, he married Louise-Madeleine Dusautoy. In 1719, he went to New France. Cugnet was administrator for the Domaine du Roi or King's Posts, a large territory on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence. In 1730, he was named to the Conseil Supérieur. Cugnet was a partner in the Saint-Maurice ironworks. When the ironworks failed, he was pursued by the company's creditors and was forced to declare personal bankruptcy in 1741. Cugnet became owner of the seigneury of Saint-Étienne in 1737. From that year until 1749, he held the lease on the Tadoussac trading post. He died at Quebec City in 1751. His oldest son wrote several books on New France's legal system and also was official translator during the time of Governor Guy Carleton. His son Thomas-Marie also served on the Conseil Supérieur and was an agent for the Compagnie des Indes. (en)
  • Négociant en fourrures, juriste, entrepreneur et administrateur public, François-Étienne Cugnet (1688-1751) fut directeur de la Ferme d'occident à Québec où il vécut de 1717 à 1751 et relança sur toute la rive droite du Saint-Laurent un commerce des fourrures moribond, en particulier dans la région du Lac Saint-Jean. Rédacteur, à son arrivée, d'un mémoire constatant la détérioration des relations avec les indiens et la faiblesse de la traite des fourrures, il obtint ensuite un énorme succès commercial, qui attisa les appétits anglais, un peu avant la guerre de Sept Ans à l'issue de laquelle les Anglais utiliseront les compétences de son fils pour réorganiser la colonie québécoise. (fr)
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  • Négociant en fourrures, juriste, entrepreneur et administrateur public, François-Étienne Cugnet (1688-1751) fut directeur de la Ferme d'occident à Québec où il vécut de 1717 à 1751 et relança sur toute la rive droite du Saint-Laurent un commerce des fourrures moribond, en particulier dans la région du Lac Saint-Jean. Rédacteur, à son arrivée, d'un mémoire constatant la détérioration des relations avec les indiens et la faiblesse de la traite des fourrures, il obtint ensuite un énorme succès commercial, qui attisa les appétits anglais, un peu avant la guerre de Sept Ans à l'issue de laquelle les Anglais utiliseront les compétences de son fils pour réorganiser la colonie québécoise. (fr)
  • François-Étienne Cugnet (1688 – August 19, 1751) was a lawyer and merchant in New France. He was director of the in New France. He was the son of Jean-Baptiste Cugnet, dean of the faculty of law of the Université de Paris, and Madeleine Baudin. Around 1717, he married Louise-Madeleine Dusautoy. In 1719, he went to New France. Cugnet was administrator for the Domaine du Roi or King's Posts, a large territory on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence. In 1730, he was named to the Conseil Supérieur. Cugnet was a partner in the Saint-Maurice ironworks. When the ironworks failed, he was pursued by the company's creditors and was forced to declare personal bankruptcy in 1741. (en)
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  • François-Étienne Cugnet (en)
  • François-Étienne Cugnet (fr)
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