An interesting discussion. For those of you who might be interested below is a web site that will show that many parts of the world had similar stone "carins" etc to mark a variety of issue. This site explains the Inuksuks. George Fraser http://www.pinnaclefarms.ca/ORIANAsite/AboutNameandLogo/InuksukNew.html#In3 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlene McKenzie" <cfraser@accesscable.net> To: "B.A.Campbell" <iamacopper@sympatico.ca> Cc: "C.B. Mailing List" <NS-CAPE-BRETON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 12:11 PM Subject: [NS-CB] Boularderie Island > French settlers did live on Boularderie Island in the 1700's. The name > of the island came from Louis-Simon Poupet, Chevalier de la > Boularderie. He had a huge estate, over 100,000 acres, farmed by > tenants. He had 25 personal retainers who operated his wind and water > mills, a large dovecote, a dairy and extensive kitchen gardens. > Nearby at Port Daupjin the French had constructed a fort, a naval > shipyard, a lumber mill and a forge. Many small crafts were built here > for the community. They also built a French warship, a flush decked > frigate of 36 guns. > The names of the settlers can be found in the 1752 census by LaRoque. > Charlene McKenzie > > > > > > On 4-Dec-08, at 11:29 AM, B.A.Campbell wrote: > >> I love to see a story tying all the family research together so I >> know where >> you are coming from with this. The info from the current owner >> (foundations >> all around the property etc. etc...burned out by the English) may or >> may not >> be correct, perhaps this might be a place to start looking for >> answers. If >> so, there were probably French settlers living on that place, it >> would be >> interesting to try and find this info, if it exists. The English >> attacked >> and captured Louisbourg in 1745 and again in 1758. It wouldn't hurt >> to check >> out the Fortress Louisbourg web site, it might have clues for you. >> Cape >> Breton has a lot of history that you could weave a story around >> within your >> family information. >> >> Then again the simple explanation may just be ... they named it >> Cairn Farm >> because the ground was very rocky (strewn with boulders) and they >> had to >> work very hard to make a living off of it. Even if this is the case >> you can >> still weave a story around that as well. >> >> Something to think about. >> >> Bernardine >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "lauren macdonald" <swayball20@yahoo.com> >> To: "cape breton mailing list" <ns-cape-breton@rootsweb.com>; >> "George F. >> Sanborn Jr." <SeorasOg@eastlink.ca> >> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 12:22 AM >> Subject: Re: [NS-CB] Cairn Farm >> >> >>> still on this Cairn Farm thing - with interesting developments >>> (sort of) - >>> or maybe I am trying to make them into a story - I had never looked >>> up the >>> definiton of Cairn until today - and when i did, I thought back to my >>> visit to Aunt Laura's place and the current opwner showing me a >>> pile of >>> rocks he had made. I played back my video to hear him describe that >>> it was >>> an inukshuck - a directional marking made by the inuit people of >>> newfoundland /Labrador. I never asked him why he made it - but I >>> find it >>> intersting that it is basically the same meaning as a cairn - Current >>> owner didn't know why the farm was named cairn except that there are >>> foundations all around the property left from when it was burned >>> down by >>> the English. >>> >>> Am I boring you all or does anyone see some neat connection here? >>> So now I am wondering about a connection between the Micmacs and >>> inuits - >>> were they basically in the same general area enough that micmacs >>> probably >>> also built inukshucks? >>> I'm trying to write up siome neat little thing about connections in >>> history of the property >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NS-CAPE-BRETON-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NS-CAPE-BRETON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message