James Dumaresq (1792–1841) was a merchant and fisherman that was the first known resident of L'Anse au Cotard near

L'Anse-au-Clair L'Anse-au-Clair is a town in the Labrador portion of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town has a population of 219 in the 2021 census, up from 192 in 2011. It is located on Route 510, about from the Quebec–Labrador border. It was estab ...

, in

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, Canada. Dumaresq was the first of many

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fisherman and merchants to travel to the region now known as the Jersey Trail.

Early life

James Dumaresq was born in

to Philip Dumaresq and Elizbeth Piton in 1792. He was part of the patrician

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of Jersey, and a descendant of

Elias Dumaresq, 3rd Seigneur of Augrès Elias Dumaresq, Seigneur of Augres, 3rd Seigneur of Augrès (c. 1620-1677) was born to Abraham Dumaresq, 2nd Seigneur of Augrès and Susan de Carteret daughter of Philippe de Carteret I, Philippe de Carteret I, 2nd Seigneur of Sark and his wife Ra ...

through his paternal grandfather Captain William Dumaresq.

L'Anse au Cotard

James Dumaresq landed in L'Anse au Cotard around 1810, where he would build his home. In 2004 archaeological research was done in the region and the home of James Dumaresq was discovered.

References

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