[3][4] He evidently grew involved in local politics: as of 1837, he was a commissioner of affidavits in the Ristigouche area;[5] and on September 18, 1842, he petitioned the Parliament of the Province of Canada for "the establishment of certain Judicial Courts" in Gaspé.

[7]The Quebec Cultural Heritage Directory suggests that "Bordeaux" (and hence "Bourdo," "Bourdeau," and other orthographic variants) refers to Jean-François Bourdon de Dombourg, an officer who commanded a military installation on or near the property in the mid-18th century.

According to Margaret Grant MacWhirter, an early 20th-century travel writer,Shortly after the conquest this property was occupied by a Frenchman—Jean Baptiste Marceau—but in 1784, Henry Rimphoff of Carleton came into possession, remaining till July 5th, 1800, when he sold to Thos.

"[11] James Le Moine, a late 19th century chronicler, concurred:Mr. Busteed's house … contains several interesting relics of former times—substantial mementoes of the strife which in 1690 and 1758–60 raged between the navies of France and England.

At the entrance of the Restigouche, Admiral Byron sunk a French frigate close to Cross Point; a few miles lower down, Percé and Bonaventure had been mercilessly pillaged in 1690.

The hulls of the French vessels can yet be seen in very low tides, from one of which a massive cannon was procured some years back, and now ornaments the fireplace of Mr. Busteed’s dwelling; it was shown to us.

[13][14] Locals, including the Busteeds, have long maintained collections of historical artifacts dating from the period of French occupation.

[15] The house and surrounding property are located within a region, covering much of the Gaspé Peninsula, which the Mi'gmawei Mawiomi Secretariat claimed in October 2007 on behalf of several First Nations.