Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
1832 - The Parish of St. Joseph de la Pointe Levi,

by regulation of Sept. 20, 1721, confirmed by an order in council, Mar. 3, 1722, extends 3 1/ 2 leagues and 4 arpents; vis. 21 arpesnts in Mont-a-peine, beginning at the house of Joseph Turgeon, fif de Vitre 10 arpents, Martiniere 15 arpents, and 3 leagues of Lauzon to the R. Chaudiere. At least one half of the lands in the P. were conceded before 1759, each containing from 4 to 12 aprents in front by 30 or 40 in depth. These lands were granted on the conditions of paying to the seignior annually one sol for each superficial arpent, and to give for each land of 3 arpents in front, two days de corvees and some capons, with a reserve of oak timber for the building of ships and mills. A considerable number of persons are desirous and able to make new settlements if they could obtain lands in the vicinity of their parish, or at a little distance from their parents or friends; and there are, near the limits of the parish, a certain extent of lands that are considered to be of good quality. - No one goes hence to settle in the townships. - Some of the youths who leave this parish settle in neighboring parishes, and others leave their homes to undertake long voyages, from which few return.

A Topographical Dictionary of The Province of Lower Canada by Joseph Bouchette, Esq., London, 1832

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