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  Nova Scotia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nova Scotia was granted a supreme court in 1754 with the appointment of Jonathan Belcher and a legislative assembly in 1758.
Nova Scotia was the first colony in British North America and in the British Empire to achieve responsible government in January-February 1848 and become self-governing through the efforts of Joseph Howe.
Nova Scotia is the seventh most populated province in Canada with an estimated 937,889 residents as of July 1, 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nova_Scotia   (1551 words)

  
 Cumberland County, Nova Scotia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cumberland County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
The name Cumberland was applied by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Monckton to the captured Fort Beausejour on June 18, 1755 in honour of the third son of King George II, William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, victor at Culloden in 1746 and Commander in Chief of the British forces.
Cumberland County was founded on August 17, 1759.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cumberland_County,_Nova_Scotia   (205 words)

  
 Chapter 1:The History of the Lowbush Blueberry Industry in Nova Scotia, 1880 - 1950
The county is situated on a gently undulating plain rising slowly from sea level to an elevation of nearly 625 feet in the northeast.The average temperature for the summer months is 59ºF with milder temperatures and greater precipitation falling on the coastal areas.
Approximately two-thirds of the county is underlain by Precambrian quartzite and quartz shist.
Guysborough County is located on the northeast corner of mainland Nova Scotia, bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, by Halifax County to the southwest, and by Pictou and Antigonish Counties to the west.
www.nsac.ns.ca /wildblue/hist/kinsman1880/ch1.htm   (1277 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Nova Scotia
In the counties lying along the Bay of Fundy and penetrated by the inlets are valuable dike-lands begun by the early French settlers, and continued after the expulsion of the Acadians by the colonists from New England, who in 1760 and 1761 took possession of the lands of the expelled Acadians.
Cape Breton was reannexed to Nova Scotia in 1819.
The Province of Nova Scotia is divided into two dioceses: the Archdiocese of Halifax, which embraces the eleven westernmost counties of the province; and the Diocese of Antigonish, which embraces the four counties on Cape Breton Island, and the Counties of Guysborough, Pictou, and Antigonish on the peninsula.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/11135a.htm   (3577 words)

  
 Jonathan McCully - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
McCully was born at his family's farm in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
He was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 1837, and set up his practice in Amherst.
He resigned the Senate of Canada when he was appointed puisne judge of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court in 1870.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jonathan_McCully   (490 words)

  
 Canadian Genealogy and History Links - Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Vital Statistics Responsible for registration of vital events of birth, death, and marriage which occur in NS.
Metis Genealogy The genealogy of the Metis and Acadian of Nova Scotia.
Cumberland County Genealogical Society Sharing information and assisting in the identification and cataloguing of resource material so that it can be readily available to everyone for both research and education.
www.islandnet.com /~jveinot/cghl/nova-scotia.html   (2494 words)

  
 Sidney Osborne Bigney
SIDNEY OSBORNE BIGNEY is the son of James and Sarah Jane (Black) Bigney and a grandson of Peter Bigney, and was born in Wentworth, Cumberland county, Nova Scotia, November 4, 1854.
The founder of his mother's family in America was William Black, who was born in Paisley, Scotland, in 1727, emigrated to Haddersfield, England, and came thence in 1774 to Nova Scotia, where he settled on a farm near the town of Amherst, which is still occupied by some of his descendants.
Bigney is a cousin of Senator William R. Black, of Taunton, Mass., a captain and veteran of the War of the Rebellion, and of Charles Allan Black, M. D., of Amherst, Nova Scotia, who was born in Salem, Cumberland county, Nova Scotia, August 23, 1844.
history.rays-place.com /bios/bristol-ma/bigley-sidney.htm   (1256 words)

  
 Martell Family Research Project - pafg157 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Flora Daniels on 4 Jul 1906 in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
Eva Daniels on 3 Dec 1902 in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
Bessie Mabel Daniels on 27 Jun 1906 in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
onlinehelp.bc.ca /martellfa/pafg157.htm   (211 words)

  
 Cyndi's List - Canada - Nova Scotia
Hattie is a founding member of the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia and an Honourary Life Member of The Cape Sable Historical Society and The Shelburne County Genealogical Society.
From the 1815 Diary of a Nova Scotia Farm Girl, Louisa Collins, of Colin Grove, Dartmouth.
Census of 1817 for the county of Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.
www.cyndislist.com /novascot.htm   (4158 words)

  
 The Cumberland County Soldiers Memorial Monument
At three o'clock Saturday afternoon, following the official presentation by Senator Curry, The Cumberland County Soldiers Memorial Monument was formally unveiled by Colonel C.E. Bent, C.M.G., D.S.O., and revealed for the first time to the admiring gaze the immense assemblage from the town and county which had gathered to witness the unveiling ceremony.
An impressive silence settled over Victoria Square as the loose folds of the Canadian flag, which shrouded the monument, were drawn slowly asunder disclosing the life like bronze statue of a Nova Scotia highlander, representing Cumberland's contribution of men in the Great War.
Surmounting the base of the massive gray native granite, cut and erected by the local firm of J.A. Tingley and Sons, is a coping of heavy bronze worked into tablet form and surrounded with a significant embellishment of interwoven poppies and crosses, flanked at regular intervals with flaming torches.
www.cdli.ca /monuments/ns/amherst1.htm   (428 words)

  
 Atlantic Canadian Genealogy Links
Johannes Hatt of Switzerland and Nova Scotia Descendants of Johannes HATT born 1737 in Switzerland, and died 1808 in New Dublin, NS.
An ever-growing database on all Handspikers and Hanselpackers, mostly in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Nova Scotia Roots The descendants of Peter Manning of Ireland, George Ross of Northern Ireland, The Phinneys in NS, William Shields of Northern Ireland and Scotland, The Langilles of Tatamagouche and William Joyce of Colchester County, NS.
users.eastlink.ca /%7Echapy/aclinks.htm   (5581 words)

  
 Schizophrenia Support
Cumberland County Chapter of the Schizophrenia Society of NS Schizophrenia Society of Cumberland County Draw
The Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia (SSNS) is a Registered Charitable Society made up of volunteers with a broad range of skills and backgrounds reflecting the diversity of Nova Scotia.
There are only two full-time paid staff of SSNS situated at the provincial headquarters at the Nova Scotia Hospital in Dartmouth Nova Scotia as well as nine formal chapters located strategically across the province.
eros.lunarpages.com /~openpo2/cumberlandcountychapter.ssns   (839 words)

  
 The Nova Scotia Genealogy Resources Page
For the benefit of those researchers unfamiliar with the geography of Nova Scotia, here is a map showing the boundaries of the various counties and the principle towns and other communities in each county.
Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management, formerly the Public Archives of Nova Scotia (PANS).
These pages are included with the Nova Scotia section of Jessica Veinot's award-winning collection of Canadian Genealogy and History links and Cyndi's list of genealogy sites for Nova Scotia.
www.chebucto.ns.ca /~ab443/genealog.html   (598 words)

  
 History of Nova Scotia, Jan 1870 - Dec 1879
Frederick George Creed was born in Mill Village, Queens County, Nova Scotia in 1871.
In 1878 he moved with his family to Canso, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, and by 1885 was employed by the Western Union Telegraph Company in that town.
Among the thirty sailing vessels built by Ebenezer Cox in Kingsport, Nova Scotia, was a series known as the K ships.
alts.net /ns1625/nshist11.html   (5736 words)

  
 David PUGSLEY & Elizabeth RIPLEY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Born: 1791 in Southampton, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Born: 1797 in Maccan, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Born: 1812 in Maccan, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
www.heritageregistry.net /html.pages/grpf00810.html   (877 words)

  
 Cumberland County GenWeb Nova Scotia
This page is part of The Nova Scotia GenWeb Project.
The Cumberland County GenWeb site is the result of volunteer effort and contributions from many people and was initiated by the efforts of Jonathan Davidson who built the first web site and gathered its first resource lists.
Nova Scotia - Prince Edward Island - New Brunswick - Acadian - Canada - Canada GenWeb for Kids - United States - World
www.rootsweb.com /~nscumber   (179 words)

  
 Little Rushton Cemetery Home Page
The land of 400 acres was granted to Jacob Benjimen of Horton, Kings County, Nova Scotia by the Crown (King George the III) in 1811.
He had made a visit to Nova Scotia from Las Vegas, Nevada and saw the poor condition of the cemetery that many of his family were buried in.
He was well known throughout the county, his cherry disposition winning him many friends who are saddened by his tragic passing.
thefamilyregistry.50megs.com   (2122 words)

  
 FifeWeb Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This site was created to celebrate the family history of Fife's from Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, all the descendants of John Fife.
This information is for the enjoyment of John's descendants and for the preservation of a wonderful family history for the generations to come.
If his days were numbered by the people who loved him - he should have lived forever.
fifes.org   (96 words)

  
 Cumberland County Museum and Archives
Exhibits outline the history of the County from Native American times through to the early twentieth century.
The museum also houses an extensive archives, a collection of genealogical material, and a fine art collection by Cumberland County artists, all surrounded by beautiful gardens.
Cumberland County Museum and Archives offers programs, exhibits, field trips, monthly speakers, education kits, special events, workshops, meeting space and gift shop.
www.creda.net /~ccmuseum/index.htm   (113 words)

  
 Jonathan McCully - Charlottetown Conference of 1864   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
One of his early pupils, Charles Tupper, would later be a colleague at the Charlottetown Conference.
He soon turned to studying law and was admitted to the Nova Scotia bar in 1837 and opened his own practice in Amherst.
In 1847 McCully was appointed to the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia and subsequently served as solicitor-general, commissioner-general for railways, and eventually emerged as leader of the government.
collections.ic.gc.ca /charlottetown/fathers/mccully.html   (167 words)

  
 Where do you want to go birding in Nova Scotia today?
Here in the cold and damp of spring, eider ducks have always made a nest in the tangle of brush, petrels built their nests in the shallow soils, and the rocks and grasses have held the nests of guillemots and gulls.
Cumberland Basin at the head of the Bay of Fundy, 5 km southwest of the town of Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia) - Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands.
Trip to Nova Scotia and the Saga of the Piping Plover.
www.camacdonald.com /birding/canovascotia.htm   (1439 words)

  
 Cumberland Health Authority
The Cumberland South Rural Practice Network is an innovative initiative designed to provide primary health care service to three rural communities in northern Nova Scotia.
The Cumberland Health Authority (CHA) provides health care services in the northern-most part of Nova Scotia.
From five health care facilities and several community-based sites, a total staffing complement of nearly 800 health professionals and support staff provide quality care to Cumberland County's 33,000 citizens.
www.cha.nshealth.ca   (193 words)

  
 Other Robinson Speculation
There is a Thomas Robinson listed Cumberland County, N.S., Canada List of Town Officers Amherst 1789 under "Surveyors of Highways" and "Cullers of Fish and as Surveyors of Lumber" and in Cumberland County, N.S., Canada List of Town Officers 1792 as Surveyors of Highways
She died 2 Aug 1848 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada and was buried in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.)
Halifax County, Nova Scotia 1827 Census Settlement of Preston
www.hayward-logan.com /Robinson/other_robinson_speculation.htm   (650 words)

  
 Nova Scotia Birth Records   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Colchester County - zip file - Vital records [ The Nova Scotia Genealogy Networsk Association]
Cumberland County - zip file - Vital records [ The Nova Scotia Genealogy Network Association]
Nova Scotia - "An index to birth, marriage and death announcements found in the Novascotian newspaper, vol.
www.afhs.ab.ca /registry/regns_birth.html   (292 words)

  
 sj mcisaac Chartered Accountant - Amherst, Nova Scotia
She is a council member for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia and a past president of the Rotary Club of Amherst.
Our office is located in Amherst, Nova Scotia, and we serve a client base in Cumberland and Colchester counties in Nova Scotia and Westmoreland County in southern New Brunswick.
We have an informal association with similar firms in two locations in New Brunswick and two locations in Nova Scotia that enables us to share resources and discuss issues in confidence to ensure we are providing the best service to our clients.
sjmcisaac.ca   (251 words)

  
 Dobson
They landed at Nova Scotia in June, settling northeast of Fort Cumberland at Point de Bute, then part of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
In it, he left everything to his beloved wife, Mary, with the stipulation that his two oldest sons--George Junior and David--and son-in-law William Wells should each be entitled to a fifth of the land upon payment to Mary of £30 each.
By 1793, he was in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
ca.geocities.com /inkspotter1/Dobson.html   (1344 words)

  
 Nova Scotia Online: Cumberland County: Government
Nova Scotia: Central and North: Cumberland County: Government
This category in: Nova Scotia: Central and North
Oxford County is located in the heart of Southwestern Ontario, amid rolling hills and productive farmland.
nsonline.com /Central-and-North/Cumberland-County/Government   (109 words)

  
 King Genealogy Page
The intentions of this page are; to append and expand upon, the research done by members of the North Cumberland Historical Society, on the ancestry of my fathers family.
The only one I have records for, is Hezekiah King, who was first married to a daughter of Captain Benoni Danks, stationed at Fort Cumberland, (formerly Fort Beausejour, under the French up to 1755).
These three stayed in the Sackville area, now in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Hezekiah (Jr.) is listed in later census records, Sally married (c.1795) William Lawrence of Sackville, and Benjamin lived below the Westcock abideau in 1820 at Goggins.
www.geocities.com /Heartland/Hills/7913   (428 words)

  
 Cumberland Health Authority
From the majestic highlands and seascapes of the Bay of Fundy to the soft, warming breezes and sun-washed beaches of the Northumberland Strait, in Cumberland County you are never more than minutes from the sea.
The Cumberland Health Authority (CHA) has jurisdiction for the provision of health care in this scenic and friendly area of Nova Scotia.
The CHA's corporate offices are located in the county seat of Amherst, a town of approximately 10,000 residents.
www.cha.nshealth.ca /ccha/career_opportunities   (268 words)

  
 Open Directory - News: Newspapers: Regional: Canada: Nova Scotia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Aurora Newspaper - The weekly newspaper of 14 Wing (Canadian Air Force) of Greenwood, Nova Scotia, presents articles of interest to the wing, community and those interested in Air Force matters.
Guysborough Journal, The - Weekly community newspaper serving all of Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, including its oil and gas industry, has been published by Addington Publications since 1994.
Newspapers in Nova Scotia - All the daily and non-daily newspapers in the province, including contact information and websites.
dmoz.org /News/Newspapers/Regional/Canada/Nova_Scotia   (472 words)

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