Claude Barrat
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Claude Barrat was a notary and a clerk of the court in Placentia
(Plaisance), Newfoundland.
A census in 1691 confirms Barrat's presence in the New World
and involved in the fishing industry at Saint-Pierre. In 1696, he was appointed notary and a clerk of the court in Placentia by Governor Jacques-François de Monbeton de Brouillan
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Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador
Placentia is a town on the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador, consisting of the amalgamated communities of Jerseyside, Townside, Freshwater, Dunville and Argentia...
(Plaisance), Newfoundland.
A census in 1691 confirms Barrat's presence in the New World
New World
The New World is one of the names used for the Western Hemisphere, specifically America and sometimes Oceania . The term originated in the late 15th century, when America had been recently discovered by European explorers, expanding the geographical horizon of the people of the European middle...
and involved in the fishing industry at Saint-Pierre. In 1696, he was appointed notary and a clerk of the court in Placentia by Governor Jacques-François de Monbeton de Brouillan
Jacques-François de Monbeton de Brouillan
Jacques-François de Monbeton de Brouillan French military officer and Governor of Plaisance , Newfoundland....
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