Search Website Design and Content © by Eric Krause, Krause House Info-Research Solutions (© 1996)
      All Images © Parks Canada Except Where Noted Otherwise
Report/Rapport © Parks Canada / Parcs Canada  --- Report Assembly/Rapport de l'assemblée © Krause House Info-Research Solutions

Researching the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada
  Recherche sur la Forteresse-de-Louisbourg Lieu historique national du Canada

Return/retour

THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF 18TH CENTURY LOUISBOURG 
Microfiche Report Series 83, By Margaret Fortier, 1983, Fortress of Louisbourg


Part One - Louisbourg - The Land and its Utilization, Louisbourg Properties


 Properties - Louisbourg Environs

141. Bernard Detcheverry - Pierre Damastaye

LOCATION: 

fond de la baie

DATE OF CONCESSION: 

1729

DATE OF OCCUPATION:

SIZE OF PROPERTY: 

68 toises along shore

BORDERS OF PROPERTY: 

north - road to Baleine
south - harbour
east - Lartigue fils
west - Jouet

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

CHANGES OF OWNERSHIP: 

date unknown. Damastaye controlled thispiece of land in the 1750s. When Detcheverry died in 17 he left another piece of land to Damastaye and Blaise Cassagnolle. An undated plan from around 1750 indicates they jointly owned this one as well. Rental agreements for the property in the 1750s, however, were entered into by Damastaye alone.

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: 

date unknown (probably around 1750). Plan shows two buildings and a chaufaud.

1742 

- a court case involved the theft of sheep from property held by Detcheverry and
Cassagnolle. Since this property was owned solely by Detcheverry, the theft probably
took place at Cassagnolle's concession, which was being rented by Detcheverry and Cassagnolle.

1752 - 19 vigneaux, a grave and a cabane with a double chimney

OTHER INFORMATION: 

date unknown (c.1751) - property rented for fishing by Julien Fizel.

1752 

- property rented to Albert Alberie Baron D'Huart for 2 years at 900 livres a year plus
"Le part de Six Bariques dans Les Vaux du dt. Sr d'huart de Bayenne en ce port chacun des dittes deux années". Damastaye retained the right to cut and remove hay from property.

1754 - property rented by Fabien Dulong and François Solignac for 1,400 livres.

Return/retour