The bridge at Pike River, is crossing (naturally) Pike River, or Rivière aux Brochets. The reference in the Proces Verbal was to a bridge over Black Creek. I don't have a period map, but do have a current topographical map of the area, 1:50,000 scale, which is Lacolle, Sheet 31 H/3. It shows Ruisseau (Creek) Black running south through Venise-en-Québec into Baie de Venise at Plage (Beach) Venise, and a small bridge on Route 202 crossing the creek (Grid Reference 467938). The area of Missisquoi Bay to the east of Baie de Venise, is Grande Baie, where Pike River flows into Baie Missisquoi and Lake Champlain. The land area here is shown as swampy, and no road currently follows the shore line around. As David Ellis said, from Philipsburg, you would have drive north to the town of Pike River to cross the river and then head south west on Route 202 to Venise-en-Québec. At the point where this road crosses the boundary between the present day municipalities of St Pierre de Véronne à Pike River and Venise en Québec, it turns due west until it hits the top of the bay, and then skirts around over Black Creek, and carries around until it reaches a point where it again turns due west to Clarenceville, and Noyan. The boundary may have been the original boundary between the Seigniories of St Armand and Noyan mentioned as the start of the road. From there to the Black Creek bridge is not quite a mile. It would also seem from the description, that Ephraim Wheeler's farm was close to the point at which the road hits the bay. There are many small black squares on the map indicating the cottages that crowd the area around the bay. Just before the road reaches them, there is another road branching north towards St Sébastien. In the north east corner of this intersection, there are two buildings indicated, which would likely be a farmstead. This could be the location of the Wheeler farm, or very close to it (Grid Reference 475936). Hope this is of some help. Bill Brady, Ottawa, ON Researching: BRADY, MONTLE, McCARTY, CARMAN in Eastern Townships of Quebec, and Vermont. MURDOCH, CALDER, WARWICK, in Argenteuil Co., Quebec, and Scotland YOUNIE, McKELL, RUTHERFORD, ORR, KING, ANDERSON, TEMPLETON in Chateauguay Valley, Quebec, and Scotland.