In 1792, the Goulds had been thrown off their leased land when a court ruled that the property belonged to Amherst Township. In 1796, they were reinstated by a different court case. During those years, the Gmelin Line was considered to be the boundary between DesBarres and Amherst Township. Roach's 1816 survey for the Samuel McCully Grant showed that the Gmelin Line was not as far east as previously determined in 1796. However, as Surveyor General Charles Morris recommended, the Acadians were allowed to remain "peaceably settled" on their properties. The Roach Line and today's Lime Kiln Brook became the de facto boundary between the Goulds on DesBarres property and the Keivers on lots 15, 16, 17 of Amherst Township.
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