title: James Dumaresq
text: # James Dumaresq
  
  James Dumaresq (1792–1841) was a merchant and fisherman that was the first known resident of L'Anse au Cotard near L'Anse-au-Clair, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Dumaresq was the first of many Jersey fisherman and merchants to travel to the region now known as the Jersey Trail.
  
  ## Early life
  
  James Dumaresq was born in Jersey to Philip Dumaresq and Elizbeth Piton in 1792. He was part of the patrician Dumaresq family of Jersey, and a descendant of Elias Dumaresq, 3rd Seigneur of Augrès through his paternal grandfather Captain William Dumaresq.
  
  ## L'Anse au Cotard
  
  James Dumaresq landed in L'Anse au Cotard around 1810, where he would build his home. In 2004 archaeological research was done in the region and the home of James Dumaresq was discovered.
  
  