MASTER MARINER
1832-1899
Peter
was the son of Pierre and Colombe Landry who had come to the Little Bras d’Or from River Bourgeois in
1848; he married Charlotte Richard who was daughter of Francois-Regis and Angelique
Dugas of that place. The ancestral home shown was built by Peter perhaps
beginning in 1854, the year of his marriage. He initially bought land from his
father-in-law, later increased his holdings in the area to several hundred
acres with another hundred or so at St. Peter’s, Cape Breton. His beloved River
Queen and several other schooners owned by him were built on that property
along the Little Passage at Little Bras d’Or. In his forty years as a mariner
the captain never lost a man to the sea..
For
the seafaring exploits of Peter and his schooners: Here
For
further links on the Acadian Grandfathers site: Here