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  Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
Sherbrooke was unable to persuade the provincial assembly, dominated by dissenters, to make provision for the Church of England even when he offered, as an incentive to generosity, a suspension of the threatened collection of quitrents owed on land grants.
Sherbrooke was determined from the outset not to become embroiled in partisan politics but to steer a neutral, conciliatory course with the aid of personal suasion and fair dealing.
Sherbrooke arranged for the speaker’s salary of £1,000 a year, originally granted for the duration of the war, to be made permanent, and he purchased the concurrence of the Legislative Council by paying Sewell the same stipend as speaker of the upper house.
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 Sherbrooke Village
Today Sherbrooke Village represents a typical Nova Scotia village from 1860 to pre World War I. With approximately 80 buildings and over 25 of those open to the public, Sherbrooke Village is the largest Nova Scotia Museum site.
Sherbrooke Village reflects Nova Scotia, as it was during the industrial boom in the late 1800's and early 1900's when the economy was built on shipbuilding, lumbering and gold mining.
By 1815, the settlement became known as Sherbrooke, in honour of Sir John Coape Sherbrooke, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
www.multiculturaltrails.ca /level_3/Guys-Sherbrooke-Village.html   (234 words)

  
 Historical Biographies, Nova Scotia: Sir John Coape Sherbrooke (1764-1830).   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In Italy there was not to be much fighting, but it was a wonderful experience for Sherbrooke which much improved his diplomatic skills as he was obliged to deal with the intrigues of the numerous courts then in Italy with a view to keeping them on the English side against Napoleon.
The following year Sherbrooke went off to serve in the Peninsular campaign, to be, with the local rank of lieutenant-general, second-in-command to Wellington.
Sherbrooke’s ill health, that gave him problems off and on since his earlier service in India, together with the winters of Canada, obliged him to resign his commission in 1818.
www.blupete.com /Hist/BiosNS/1800-67/Sherbrooke.htm   (1138 words)

  
 Sherbrooke - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
SHERBROOKE, a city and port of entry of Quebec, Canada, and capital of Sherbrooke county, ioi m.
It is the seat of a Roman Catholic bishopric and of the district courts, and contains manufactories of woollen and cotton goods and machinery, also saw and grist mills.
It derives its name from Sir John Coape Sherbrooke (1764-1830), who from 1816 to 1818 was governorgeneral of Canada.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Sherbrooke   (100 words)

  
 Sherbrooke, Sir John Coape
Sherbrooke, Sir John Coape, soldier, administrator, governor-in-chief of British N America (b in Eng 1764; d at Calverton, Eng 14 Feb 1830).
A British army officer, Sherbrooke was stationed in Nova Scotia in 1784-85.
In 1811 he was appointed lieutenant-governor of NS and vigorously defended the colony during the WAR OF 1812.
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 Sherbrooke
Located on ABENAKI land, Sherbrooke was initially known as Ktinékétolékouac or Grandes Fourches ("The Large Forks"), and was the site of a portage at the foot of the falls of the Rivière Magog.
The village took the name of Governor General John Coape SHERBROOKE in 1818.
Sherbrooke was one of the milltowns in which early industry developed.
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 Sir John Sherbrooke
Sir John Sherbrooke was born at Oxton in 1764.
Sir John married in 1811 and as a
Sir John's life and times in full detail complete with illustrations are planned to be the subject of a booklet published by the Sir John Sherbrooke School.
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 Calverton Religion's
John Roe was born in 1732, the first son of William Roe, and lived at 21 Main Street.
John Roe conducted baptisms in Burnor Pool where he owned an orchard; it was here that he developed a plum especially good for bottling.
In 1670 John Oldham of Calverton was fined for being at a peaceable meeting in the house of Robert Bradshaw of Oxton.
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 Sherbrooke: Hub of the Eastern Townships
Sherbrooke is situated at the confluence of the St. Francis and Magog rivers.
Sherbrooke was becoming the "chef-lieu" of the Eastern Townships.
With the creation of the Eastern Townships Bank in 1859, with its head office in Sherbrooke (and branches in Waterloo and Stanstead), the town's position as the region's financial capital was ensured.
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 John Coape Sherbrooke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir John Coape Sherbrooke (baptised April 29, 1764 – February 14, 1830) was a British soldier and colonial administrator.
However, his brief tenure was remembered as a period of calm before the coming storm (see Rebellions of 1837).
The city of Sherbrooke, Quebec and the town of Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia are named after him, as is a major street in Montreal.
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 Historic Sherbrooke Village | Historic Sherbrooke Village Development Society | Sir John Coape Sherbrooke Heritage ...
Sherbrooke Village staff prepared and served the food, provided the entertainment, and staffed selected buildings to provide the vice-regal party with a short tour of the site, all on a volunteer basis.
When Harold Verge first came to Sherbrooke he was quick to recognize the connection between heritage, and social and economic conditions - or rather the impact that heritage could one day have on social and economic conditions.
Frank Jordan was born in Sherbrooke on November 16, 1916 and attended school in Sherbrooke.
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 Historic Sherbrooke Village | Historic Sherbrooke Village Development Society | Sir John Coape Sherbrooke Heritage Award
The Sir John Coape Sherbrooke Award was created in 1999 by the Historic Sherbrooke Village Development Society and is presented bi-annually to "persons who have made significant contributions to the preservation and promotion of the heritage of Historic Sherbrooke Village, Guysborough County, and Nova Scotia".
There is a Sherbrooke in Prince Edward Island, one in Ontario, one in Quebec, and of course the most famous one of all - given the popularity of Stan Rogers' work around the world - Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia.
They were among the first guests to stay at John Molson's new luxury hotel for steamship passengers, the Mansion House Hotel, and Molson paid tribute to Lady Sherbrooke by naming the fourth vessel in his fleet of steamships for her.
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 Special Collections -- Occasional Paper No. 8
John Blue (1875-1945) was born in Tara, Ont. and educated at the University of Toronto.
Irving's account of John Jacob Astor's attempt to establish the first American settlement on the Pacific coast in 1811 is based extensively on the memoirs of fur traders in the area.
Scadding (1813-1901), born in England, was the son of a one-time factor to Col. John Graves Simcoe.
www.ucalgary.ca /lib-old/SpecColl/OccPaper/occ8.htm   (10227 words)

  
 Sherbrooke Village
Sherbrooke Village was discovered by the French in 1655.
Sherbrooke Village was very busy in the 1800's as it is now.
Sherbrooke village is 45 minutes from Antigonish on highway seven and 1 1/2 hours from Halifax.
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 Sir John Sherbrooke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sir John Sherbrooke was a Canadian privateer vessel during the War of 1812.
In addition to preying on American merchant ships (she captured 18 between 11 February 1813 and her conversion in 1814), she was also used in the defense of Nova Scotia during the war.
The Sir John Sherbrooke provided reinforcements for the HMS Shannon prior to her famous victory over the USS Chesapeake, but Sherbrooke was not present at the battle.
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 Sherbrooke - The Early Days of Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke is a hilly city which is situated in the Eastern Townships in the Province of Quebec at the confluence of the Magog and Saint-François rivers.
In 1818, Sir John Coape Sherbrooke, governor-general of Canada, accepted the proposition of the citizens to give his name to Hyatt's Mills which is Sherbrooke now.
In 1844, 750 people were living in Sherbrooke, but after the creation of the new railroad, in 1852, Sherbrooke counted about 3000 people.
www.csrs.qc.ca /Goeland/proj/envolee/matieres/anglais/realisations/sherbrooke/legends/earlydays.html   (696 words)

  
 Sherbrooke (Quebec)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The seven-tower crown symbolizes the fact that Sherbrooke is the Queen of the Eastern Townships or Estrie.
The silver moletta is a piece taken from the arms of Sir John Coape Sherbrooke, an emblem of diligence and untarnished honor.
The palms are of the color of rising wheat, symbolizing the entrepreneurship spirit, the confidence in the future as well as the green of the numerous parks.
www.crwflags.com /FOTW/flags/ca-sbr.html   (176 words)

  
 Sherbrooke Village
By 1815 the settlement which developed at the head of navigation became known as Sherbrooke, in honour of Sir John Coape Sherbrooke, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
Lumbering continued as a major industry, Until the restoration of Sherbrooke Village, visitors to the area were chiefly sportsmen fishing for salmon in the pools of the St. Mary's River.
The Sherbrooke Village Restoration Area was established in 1969 to conserve a part of Sherbrooke and depict a typical Nova Scotia village of the 19th century.
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John Coape Sherbrooke OATES, born 1794 Feb 10, died 1846 Dec 1; married 1834 Nov, Ann Jane FAULKNER (died 1870 Mar).
John Sherbrooke Coape OATES, born 1894 Jun 18; married 1923 Jun 6, Florence Eileen FOSTER.
John William Edward LAWTON of Lawton Hall, born 1873 Jun 24; married 1st, Ellen Cory BROWNE (died 1927 Jul 29); married 2nd, 1928 Dec 8, Nellie Johnstone ELDER.
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 CBC News Sunday: Top 10 Cities
Saint John’s main street, King Street, is the steepest in Canada--over the distance of two city blocks, the street rises by close to 27 meters.
Sherbrooke is also one of the most bilingual cities in Canada – 40 per cent of the population speaks both English and French.
The Little-known: Sir John Coape Sherbrooke (1764-1830), a British military man, served tours of duty around the world, and was the governor of Nova Scotia during the War of 1812 between the United States and Canada.
www.cbc.ca /sunday/toptencities/cities_printer.html   (4057 words)

  
 sherbrooke - Ask.com Web Search
Sherbrooke (2001 population 75,916, post-merger population 141,200) is a city in south-eastern Quebec, Canada.
Historic Sherbrooke Village is located in Sherbrooke, N.S. - 64km/40mi (40 min) south of Antigonish, 206km/128mi (2.5 hrs) east of Halifax...
Cross on the Saint-François River, on the outskirts of Sherbrooke.
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 Sherbrooke : pivot des Cantons-de-l'Est
Sherbrooke est située au confluent des rivières Saint-François et Magog.
Là où Sherbrooke est établie actuellement se trouvait un portage pour franchir les chutes de la rivière Magog.
Sherbrooke compte aussi plusieurs musées et centres d'interprétation.
www.townshipsheritage.com /FR/Hist/Lieux/sherbrooke.html   (639 words)

  
 BARRETT'S PRIVATEERS - Stan Rogers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
John Allman * * * Subj: Re: Barrett's Privateers Date: Sun, Jul 7, 1996 12:27 AM EDT From: WAHARJU@aol.com Sender: owner-cdnfolk-l@io.org To: plexxus@inforamp.net, cdnfolk@io.org "Sherbrooke" in Barrett's Privateers cannot be Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia, as the town was not founded until after the dates referenced in the Song.
John Allman explained why it couldn't be Sherbrooke Quebec: >According to the Canadian Encyclopedia, the first permanent settlement of >Sherbrooke, Quebec (known at the time as "Grandes Fourches" or "The Forks), >was in 1802.
Several posts noted that the Canadian towns of Sherbrooke Quebec and Sherbrooke NS are named for Sir John Coape Sherbrooke, who was governor of NS from 1811 to 1816 and governor general of Canada from 1816 to 1818.
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 John Coape Sherbrooke: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
...John Coape Sherbrooke John Coape Sherbrooke Sir John Coape Sherbrooke (1764 -....In 1779 John married his daughter, Susannah Livingston.
Sir John Coape Sherbrooke (1764-1830) was a British soldier and colonial administrator.
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 Sir John Coape Sherbrooke
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SHERBROOKE, Sir John Coape, British soldier, born about 1760; died in Claverton Notts, Nottinghamshire, England, 14 February, 1830.
He entered the British army, in which he became captain in 1783, lieutenant-colonel in 1794, colonel in 1798, lieutenant-general in 1811, and colonel of the 33d regiment in 1818.
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 John Coape Sherbrooke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
John Coape Sherbrooke (1764-1830) – brytyjski żołnierz i administrator, gubernator generalny Brytyjskiej Kanady w latach 1816-1818.
Sherbrooke odbył długą służbę wojskową w brytyjskich siłach kolonialnych, między innymi w Ameryce Północnej, Niderlandach, Indiach i na Bliskim Wschodzie.
John Coape Sherbrooke • Charles Lennox • George Ramsay • Matthew Whitworth • Archibald Acheson • John George Lambton • Charles Poulett Thomson • Charles Bagot • Charles Metcalfe • Charles Murray • James Bruce • Edmund Walker Head • Charles Stanley Monck
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 Isps Sherbrooke
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 Manitoba History: Lady Selkirk and the Fur Trade
As she wrote on 16 August to the governor of Lower Canada, Sir John Coape Sherbrooke, she feared that without government interference, there would be a continuation of violence.
Although he still refused to act, she was invited to dinner with Sherbrooke and his wife.
Perhaps more importantly, Sherbrooke subsequently acted on Lady Selkirk’s suggestion and appointed the commission headed by William Coltman to investigate the events in the west.
www.mhs.mb.ca /docs/mb_history/38/ladyselkirk.shtml   (3267 words)

  
 Isps Sherbrooke Comparing Internet Service Provider   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Sir John Sherbrooke - The Sir John Sherbrooke, named after former colonial administrator Sir John Coape Sherbrooke, was a Canadian privateer vessel during the War of 1812.
Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia - Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia (population ~400) is an unincorporated community in Guysborough County Nova Scotia, Canada.
It is famous regionally for being the home of Sherbrooke Village, Nova Scotia's largest museum.
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