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I think your 'late 1800s' guess is as good as any. If the framing timbers in the house had come from an older structure, chances are you would see mortices where earlier joints had been.
You say "cottage country". Where is that? I remember clearing land for blueberry production in the early 70s near Parrsboro NS, and realizing there were signs the land we were 'opening up' had been ploughed at least 80 years before. There were lots of houses built on small farms around the Maritimes and then abandoned for one reason or another. Some survived. Is it possible there was a small farm there before the area became "cottage country"?
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Les
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