This list gives an incomplete
but important listing of the people living in Percé in 1784.
Some like George Geddes were employees of Haldemand. Others were
French-Canadians. Some were Rhode Islanders. Many were men
of the 84th that had come to fish/work for the summer. Some of the
same names also appear on the census of 1777.
REF : MG 28 III 18 vol 328
List of the fishing lots of land at Percé given by Lieutenant-Governor Cox to the inhabitants and militia of Percé the second day of October 1784.
[Percé]
Name | Boats | Frontage | |
Lieutenant | George Geddes | 3 | 220 feet |
Capt | David Milles | 3 | 100 |
Mr | John Dunn | 2 | 72 |
Mr | Andrew Patterson | 4 | 144 |
John Baker | 2 | 72 | |
Nathaniel Doherty | 1 | 36 | |
John Gunn | 2 | 72 | |
Mr | Robert Keating | 7 | 252 |
Thomas Ready | 2 | 72 | |
Mr | Michael Reardon | 3 | 100 |
Timothy McGra[th] | 3 | 100 | |
Capt | Willm Hallay | 2 | 72 |
Mr | Duncan McCra | 3 | 140 |
Mr | James Fleming | 5 | 210 |
Capt | Phillip Fanton | 4 | 150 |
Mr | Duncan McDonald | 4 | 128 |
Mr | Edward Condon | 3 | 144 |
Mr | Angus McGinnus | 2 | 072 |
Mr | Andrew Ferguson | 2 | 072 |
Capt | Peter Fraser | 4 | 110 |
Mr | George Richardson | 5 | 128 |
Mr | Patrick Broaderick | 2 | 44 |
Mr | John Grant | 4 | 0 |
Mr | John Chisholm | 2 | 72 |
Mr | Timothy Conelly | 3 | 100 |
Mr | James Field | 6 | 210 |
Alexes McLan | 2 | 72 | |
Joseph La Plourd | 1 | 36 | |
Patrick Dashey Jr | 2 | 72 | |
Mr | Barry Sweeny | 2 | 72 |
Capt | Peter de Heaum | 14 | 462 |
Madame | La Veilla [LaVeille] | 2 | 62 |
Mr | Mordock Mirarthy | 3 | 99 |
Duncan McDonald Sr | 3 | 62 | |
Rock Dachey jr [Deraiche] | 2 | 62 | |
Mr | Joseph Arbour | 4 | 124 |
Mr | Theopilis Fox | 3 | 0 |
Jacques Bourget | 2 | 72 | |
Louis Bourget | 4 | 144 | |
Madam Paget | 1 | 36 | |
Antoine Rayle | 2 | 72 | |
Henry De puie | 2 | 72 | |
Luke Molloy | 1 | 35 | |
Christatom Arbour | 1 | 35 |
[List
of Island of Bonaventure]
Mr | James Davidson | 5 | 100 |
Mr | Charles Steward | 5 | 100 |
Mr | Jonathan Munro | 5 | 100 |
Theopilus Fox | 3 | 108 | |
Donald Ramsay | 4 | 144 | |
Wm Brightman | 6 | 216 | |
Mr | Ramsay Montgomery | 6 | 216 |