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Researching the
Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada
Recherche sur la Forteresse-de-Louisbourg Lieu historique national du Canada
THE
CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF 18TH CENTURY LOUISBOURG
Microfiche
Report Series 83, By Margaret
Fortier, 1983, Fortress of Louisbourg
Part Two - The Outports
Miré Region - Properties
21. Mathurin Douin - Guillaume Le Faucheux
LOCATION:
south side of
Rivière de Miré
DATE OF CONCESSION:
1750s
DATE OF OCCUPATION:
SIZE OF PROPERTY:
8 arpents x 12
arpents
BORDERS OF PROPERTY:
north - river
south - land not conceded
east - Rivière de Tonty
west - land not conceded
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
CHANGES OF OWNERSHIP:
1752
- in his census La Roque noted that
Douin had purchased his property from
veuve Germain.
1755 - Douin sold land to Guillaume Le
Faucheux consisting of 2 small "presqu'iles"
situated on the south side of the river.
These were called the "Isles de la Provencale".
One was 200 toises x 300 toises, while the
other measured 70 toises x 150 toises. In
addition there was prairie behind the two presqu'iles. The land was bordered on the
east, west and north by the Rivière de Miré
and on the south by the prairie belonging to
Jean La Borde. Cost of the property was
100 livres
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: 2 cabanes