In 1765, with his two brothers and two others, they formed a firm which developed fishing grounds off Cape Breton Island and the Gaspé region. The company sold dried cod to Portugal and Spain, and salmon, furs, and timber to England and Quebec.
In 1765, a group of four individuals formed a company that operated in the fishing industry off Cape Breton Island and the Gaspé region. They supplied dried cod to Portugal and Spain, while also selling salmon, furs, and timber to England and Quebec.