Lovell's 1871 Directory - Rencontre (Burgeo)

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Lovell's 1871
Provincial Business Directory

RENCONTRE (Burgeo)
A fishing settlement in Rencontre Bay, district of Burgeo and LaPolie. The scenery around the Bay is bold and rugged in the extreme. Distance by boat from Hermitage Cove 33 miles. Mail fortnightly. Population 111.

Ball, John, planter
Ball, Reuben, planter
Ball, William , fisherman
Bowden, Richard, fisherman
Chapman, George, planter
Childs, James, fisherman
Clothier, John, planter
Durnford, George, planter
Durnford, Thomas, jun., planter
Durnford, Thomas, sen., planter
Earle, Joseph, planter
Spencer, Matthew, planter
Watkins, James, merchant

The entries have been transcribed as
they appear in the 1871 Lovell's directory.
Over the years, many of the names have become
colloquialized or spelled differently.

[Project Lovell's ]

Transcribed by Bill Crant

Page Revised: January - 2003 (Don Tate)

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