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Location of the lot occupied by Marthe Quitel and Barthélémy Verreault in Château-Richer

Archival map depicting part of the City of Québec (including Charlesbourg and Beauport), the Côte-de-Beaupré region, Île d’Orléans, the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, and the rectangular plots of land running perpendicular to the river. The circle in the centre of the map features a blow-up of the lot bearing the name “F. Vero” as well as several adjacent lots.

Source: Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, G/3451/G46/1709/C381/1921 DCA.

This map dating from 1709, drawn by Gédéon de Catalogne, shows the lot belonging to François Verreault, son of Marthe and Barthélémy. In 1701, François inherited the land his parents had farmed since 1665. In 1730, the lot was passed down to François’s nephew, Prisque Verreault.