About Dennery Part 2
Fishing and farming represent the greatest area of economic activity for its population of approximately three thousand four hundred and seventy (3470) persons. The village boasts of the highest fish catch per unit of effort (CPUE). DENNERY has now become the fishing paradise of" the island, with the hub of activity located on its "Daito Complex"- the recently constructed fish landing site jointly funded by the government of Japan and St. Lucia.
With a youthful, energetic and talented population, the village is poised for take off into a brilliant future.
Mabouya' after the names of the most important bay and valley of the district. Later, it was named after the Count d'EnnerY who became the Governor of the Windward Islands' in 1768.He had been the Governor of since 1766. He left his post in 1770.He eventually became the Governor of St Domingue where he died in 1776. .
I. WHEN WAS DENNERY MADE A QUARTER AND A PARISH?
It was certain that Dennery did not become a Quarter before 1763: there were only four in existence that year. But official documents of 1764 speak of 9 quarters :L'Anse Canot was probably one of them . The population increased slowly and the census of 1769 enumerates the population of the Quarter, then definitely called Dennery" as follows: 64 whites,9 free co1oured persons and 550 negros slave: in all 623 people. 'Only 2 other Quarters had then a smaller population: Trou-Mace' (Micoud) and Choiseul.
A map of 1770 shows the symbol of a Church by the sea-shore and a cross is said in the list of properties to indicate "La Cure".
The figure 5 shows that the new Parish had already 5 carres of land in the village. The limits of the Parish were: to the north, the Louvet River and to the south, the Praslin River up to 1770 and the Galette River afterwards.
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