James Dumaresq

James Dumaresq (c. 1792–1841) was a merchant and fisherman that was the first known resident of L'Anse au Cotard near L'Anse-au-Clair, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Dumaresq was the first of many Jersey fisherman and merchants to travel to the region now known as the Jersey Trail.^[1][2]

Early life

James Dumaresq was born in Jersey to Philip Dumaresq and Elizbeth Piton in about 1792. He was part of the patrician Dumaresq family of Jersey, and a descendant of Elias Dumaresq, 3rd Seigneur of Augrès through his paternal grandfather Captain William Dumaresq.^[3]

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.^[1]

References

1. "The Jersey Trail – Town of L'Anse au Clair". lanseauclair.ca. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
2. "Jersey Trail – L'Anse-au-Clair". Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada – Official Tourism Website. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
3. Payne, James Bertrand (1859–1865). Armorial of Jersey : being an account, heraldic and antiquarian, of its chief native families, with pedigrees, biographical notices, and illustrative data; to which are added a brief history of heraldry, and remarks on the mediaeval antiquities of the island. University of California Libraries. [Jersey].