Bigotyard
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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
Fortress of Louisbourg, Block Two,
Lots F/G/H Properties:
Landscape Arrangements as of 1744
REPORTS
Chronological Index ~ Annotated Extracts from Historical and Archaeological
Reports of the Fortress of Louisbourg, 1959 - Present
Note: [...] represent Krause Annotations
AVAILABLE
BLOCK 2
CHECK LISTS
[By Brenda Dunn, Not Dated]
NOTE
The features at Louisbourg were reconstructed to the period 1744 - 1745. To rank the credibility of the evidence described in a Block Report, the following criteria was used:
CREDIBILITY: "A" - Very high reliability of information - the most relevant documents support the conclusion: "B" Some major documents do not support the conclusions, but the weight is still clearly for the conclusion: "C" The evidence seems to be relatively equal "for" and "against" the conclusion, but internal factors (within the documents) and such things as experience of the researcher tend to weigh in the direction of the conclusion: "D" Much conflicting evidence with no preponderance in any direction, based mostly on an experience with the type of problem (generally), or, no primary evidence but based on experience and secondary sources, etcetera.
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LOT E
(1) DATE OF
BUILDING: Constructed by 1723. In 1768 still standing but "much out of repair"
and shown as part of Lot F (Bigot) stables [BASIS: H D 17 - Plans 1723-1, 1768-1, C.O.
217, Vol. 25, Folio 141 ("A" incredibility)]
(2) OWNERS: 1. Dominique Detcheverry (blacksmith) and Joseph Dugas (carpenter) 1723-1728.
2. Joseph Dugas 1728-1733 3. Dugas heirs: Marguerite Dugas, his widow, and his children
(1733, 1749). [BASIS: H D 17, Dunn, Block 2, pages 107-119 ("A" credibility)]
(3) FUNCTION: 1. Dual residence 1723-1728 2. Single residence 1728, 1733, probably in 1745
3. Stables, possibly converted by New Englanders (1745-49), 1768. [BASIS: H D 17 - Ibid
("A" credibility)]
(4) BUILDING SIZE: 45 pieds along the Rue Royalle by 24 pieds [BASIS: Not given
("A" credibility)] ...
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(16) GARDEN: Garden shown along the north boundary of the property [BASIS: H D 17 - Plans
1730-2, 1731-3 and 1734-4 ("A" credibility)]
(17) FENCING: Property enclosed by a picket fence. Plan 1731-3 also shows a picket fence
between courtyard and garden while 1739-5 shows a small section of fence between buildings
in Lots E and F. An opening on to the Rue Royalle appears in the latter fence. It would
have been necessary for this to have been large enough to accommodate Dugas' horse and
cart. [BASIS: H D 17 - Plans 1731-3, 1739-5; 19-22 Septembre 1733, op.cit. Page 649
("A" credibility)]
(18) OUTBUILDINGS: Magasin built by 1733. (See Block 2 report) [BASIS: H D 17 - Dunn,
Block 2, Page 117 ("A" credibility)]
(19) GARDEN WALLS: See (f) above. [BASIS: Not given]
(20) PASSAGEWAY: Entrance to Lot E yard from Rue Royalle through fence opening, between
buildings in Lots E and F. [BASIS: H D 17 - Plan 1739-5 ("A" credibility)]
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LOT F
(1)
DATE OF BUILDING: 1739-1768 [BASIS: H D 17 -Dunn, Block 2, Page 121, Dunn, Block 2,
Property of the Commissaire Ordonnateur, Pages 43-45 9 ("A" credibility)]
(2) OWNER: [BASIS: not given]
(3) FUNCTION: Stables serving the Commissaire Ordonnateur's residence in Lot G. Contained
sheep, poultry and "other things necessary for nourishment" in 1739. [BASIS: H D
17 - 19 dec. 1739, C11B, Vol. 21, folio 268]
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(5a) CONSTRUCTION DETAILS: Plans indicate the stables built in two phases. First phase
building was in southwest corner of Lot F. In its second phase, the building extended
along to fill the south boundary of the lot. Both phases completed by 1745. [BASIS: H D 17
- Plans 1739-5, 1741-2, 1744-5 and 1745-11 ("B" credibility)].
(5b) CONSTRUCTION DETAILS: The first phase building appears on Plan 1739-5 as charpente
with location of posts detailed. Completed building was wooden. [BASIS: H D 17 - Plans
1739-5, 1767-1 and 1768-1 ("A" credibility)]
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LOT I
(1) DATE OF
BUILDING: 1738-1768 plus/minus. [BASIS: H D 17 ("A" credibility)]
(2) OWNER: Owned by Nicolas Pugnant dit Destouches, baker until his death in 1740. In 1745
owned by his widow (Marie Brunet) and their children. [BASIS: H D 17 ("A"
credibility)]
(3) FUNCTION OF BUILDING: Residence. Possibly used for baking bread. [BASIS: H D 17
("A" credibility)]
(4) BUILDING SIZE: Scaled, 24 pieds, running east-west along the Quay by 26
pieds, running
north-south into the block. [BASIS: H D 17 - Plan 1739-5 ("B" credibility)]
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(32) FENCING: Picket fences are shown in the yard of the Lot I house on Plan 1739-5. The
east and south perimeters of the yard are lined with pickets while an east-west fence with
an opening seems to divide the yard into two sections. [BASIS: H-D 17 - Plan 1739-5
("B" credibility)]
(33) PALISADE: A palisade to be built in 1750 on the west side of the property. [BASIS:
H-D 17 - 1750 rental agreement ("A" credibility)]
(34) LATRINES: Latrines to be built in 1750. [BASIS: H-D 17 - 1750 rental agreement
("A" credibility)]
(35a) OUTBUILDING: Magasin to be built in 1750. To be a frame building with a plank roof,
30 pieds by 20 pieds, and was to contain a storage bin for bread. [BASIS: H-D 17 - 1750
rental agreement ("A" credibility)]
(35b) OUTBUILDING: Small poultry shed to be built in 1750. [BASIS: H-D 17 - 1750 rental
agreement ("A" credibility)].