Claude Barrat ( 1658 – 1711) was a notary and court clerk in
Placentia ( then known as Plaisance), Newfoundland.
A census in 1691 confirms Barrat's presence in the
New World
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and his involvement in the fishing industry at
Saint-Pierre. In 1696, he was appointed notary and court clerk in Placentia by Governor
Jacques-François de Monbeton de Brouillan
Jacques-François de Monbeton de Brouillan (; 1651, Gascony – September 22, 1705 at Chedabouctou, Acadia) French military officer and Governor of Plaisance ( Placentia), Newfoundland (1689-1701) and Acadia (1701-1705).
Biography
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References
External links
Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
People from Troyes
1650s births
1711 deaths
Franco-Newfoundlander people
Newfoundland Colony people
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