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On the northern side of the road, a little above the Refine clearing. were the ruins of an old French Church and a French burying ground. the church was at the time unfit for use, but it was afterwards repaired and Father James said Mass in it. In the archieves of the diocese there is mention made of the old church of Tracadie which was interdicted ”a cause de son indecence“ by Bishop Denant in his pastoral visit of 1803. .

The late John McIntosh of Neufrage used to relate how on All Saints Bay 1801 he went with his father to the Scotch Fort chapel. Bishop. then, tries! McEachern celebrated mass, and the banns of Angus Gillie of Fort Augustus and of Ann McDonald were published.

The chapel. according to Mr. McIntosh was thirty feet in length, by twenty five in width. and ten feet high.

The Glennlsdsle family with many of their elensmel settled in that yart of

Tracadie frosting on Fedford Fey, ena +heve Captain "aefinnel‘ erected his

Manor House. He was proprietor of Township thirty five and thirty six, in all about forty thousand acres of land. Driving from Scotch Fort to Tracadie, at some distance past What is called the Cross Roads, one comes to a spot in the woods where two ronds branch off, one leads to the estate of Glenaladale the other to the parish church of St. Bonaventure and the parochial house. The church is of wood, about sixty feet 1 by forty, with a tower twelve feet square, surmounted by a steeple. Preparations ’for the building of this church were made by the late Rev. Charles MacDonell, but it was erected by his successor; the late Rev. James Brady. some short time prior to lSHO. The tower and a further afidition were added by the Rev. Thomas Phelan in 186“. A farm of twelve acres and enough land for a large cemetery were given to the

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Tracadie mission comprises portions of Townships Thirty five and Thirty six.