John 4:14, Revelations 21:6 and Robert A. Jones - St-Hyacinthe Fountaine - St-Hyacinthe, Québec
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gemeloj
N 45° 37.359 W 072° 56.863
18T E 659988 N 5054171
Une belle fontaine offerte par le seigneur R.A Jones avec une dédicace de la Bible. Beautiful fountain with the quote of Robert A. Jones.
Waymark Code: WMGG2Y
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 03/01/2013
Views: 55
The fountain is in the front of public market of St-Hyacinthe. The land where it is erected was offered by R. Jones at St-Hyacinthe's peoples in 1879. The inscription, in the granite, reads:
"At Caroline Jones, his wife, died on Oct 2 1872, by affectionage on Jones R.A.A , signor of Dessaules.
"I will give to him that is a thirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. Bible, John. 4:14"
"To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life. Rev 21:6"
La fontaine est située en avant du marché public, dont le terrain a été donné aux habitants de St-Hyacinthe par R. Jones. L'inscription gravée dans le granit se lit:
"A Caroiline Jones, sa femme, décédée le 2 octobre 1872, pour l'affection envers R.A Jones, seigneur de Dessaules.
Je vais donner à celui qui a soif, de la fontaine, l'eau de la vie gratuitement Rev:21.6."
Robert A. Jones is the seignor who bought the Dessaulles land for 32,000$, when this one was given to the auction in 1835. Dessaules was an active seigneur. He bought, sold, and granted lands. Notarial records show, for example, 200 land grants for the years 1826 and 1827 alone. He busied himself with building a road, a dam, and a sawmill. He surrendered rights on an island to allow the construction of a bridge, and on lots to be the sites of a market and a court-house. That's why this location was taken by Robert Jones for is fountain.
Address:
1555, rue des Cascades
St-Hyacinthe
Québec
Canada
Website: [Web Link]
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