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  Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Nova Scotia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
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.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Nova_Scotia   (1558 words)

  
 Nova Scotia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nova Scotia is the second smallest province in Canada, with an area of 55,284 km².
Nova Scotia's politics are divided on regional lines in such a way that it has become difficult to elect a majority government.
Nova Scotia is the seventh most populated province in Canada with an estimated 936,988 residents as of January 1, 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nova_Scotia   (3187 words)

  
 Port Royal, Nova Scotia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Port Royal is a small rural community in the western part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
It is located on the north shore of the Annapolis Basin, a sub-basin of the Bay of Fundy, near the town of Annapolis Royal.
Port Royal was the second permanent European settlement in North America north of Florida, having been founded in 1605 by Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Monts and Samuel de Champlain.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Port_Royal,_Nova_Scotia   (365 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of the maritime provinces of Canada.
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.
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 Ancestry Chart for Christine MacDonald Anderson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Turin, Piedmont, Savoy, Italy ?, married @ 1651, in Nova Scotia, Catherine Lejeune dit Briad, born @ 1633, Port Royal, Nova Scotia, died @ 168?, Port Royal, Novia Scotia.
Marguerite Pellerin married @ 1762, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Joseph Surette, born @ 1745, Port Royal Nova Scotia, (son of Pierre Suret and Catherine Breau).
Pierre Suret born @ 1744, Nova Scotia, married (1) @ 1764, Helene Bellefontaine, born @ 1746, Nova Scotia, (daughter of Chas Boisjoli Bellefontaine and Marie Melanson) married (2) Marie Duon, (daughter of Abel Duon and Anne d'Entremont).
hometown.aol.com /celtwich/Ancestry.html   (1137 words)

  
 Nova Scotia - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
One of the Maritime Provinces, Nova Scotia comprises a mainland peninsula and, across the Canso Strait, the adjacent Cape Breton Island.
Under the Peace of Utrecht (1713-14), the Nova Scotia peninsula was awarded to England, although Cape Breton Island was retained by the French.
Mercury concentrations in the bedrock of southwestern Nova Scotia: a reconnaissance study.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/N/NovaScot.asp   (1174 words)

  
 Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia in TutorGig Encyclopedia
Together with Port Royal, this region comprises the oldest continuous European settlement north of St. Augustine, Florida and was settled first by Samuel de Champlain and Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Monts in 1605.
Annapolis Royal served as the first capital of the Colony of Nova Scotia from 1710 until the founding of Halifax in 1749.
Nova Scotia's largest amusement park, Upper Clements Park, was built several kilometres west of the town in nearby Clementsport.
www.tutorgig.com /ed/Annapolis_Royal%2C_Nova_Scotia   (907 words)

  
 Maternal Ancestors of Shirley
Madeleine was born in 1643 in Port Royal, Acadie, Nova Scotia, Canada and died in 1686 in Port Royal, Acadie, Nova Scotia, Canada at age 43.
Catherine was born in 1650 in Port Royal, Acadie, Nova Scotia, Canada, died on 21 Jul 1713 in Port Royal, Acadie, Nova Scotia, Canada at age 63, and was buried in Port Royal, Acadie, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Marie was born in 1662 in Port Royal, Acadie, Nova Scotia, Canada and died on 23 Oct 1749 in Port Royal, Acadie, Nova Scotia, Canada at age 87.
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 History of Nova Scotia, Before Dec 1699
Charles II restored Nova Scotia to the French in the Treaty of Breda 1667, but in 1713 the mainland was awarded to the British under the Treaty of Utrecht.
The flag of Nova Scotia is a white flag with a blue St. Andrew's Cross (Saltier) dividing the field in four, while in the centre is the double-tressured lion of Scotland, the ruddy lion rampant in gold.
The Flag itself is derived from the Royal Coat of Arms granted to Nova Scotia in 1625 by King Charles I of England, the son and successor of James VI.
www.alts.net /ns1625/nshist01.html   (11402 words)

  
 Nova Scotia History Index
Nova Scotia was also the first part of Canada to win responsible government (government by a cabinet answerable to, and removable by, a majority of the assembly) in January 1848...
John Allan was the eldest son of William Allan, one of the earliest settlers of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and was born in Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, Jan. 3, 1746.
The regiment was employed in garrison duty in Halifax and smaller towns along the coast of Nova Scotia for the remainder of the war.
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 Nova Scotia, French Acadian and Scottish Genealogy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The second wave came from Scotland to Pictou, Nova Scotia in 1773 when the Hector arrived to a heavily forested and unsettled land.
Several ROSE families settled other areas of Nova Scotia in the early part of the 19th century.
It is believed that the LANGLOIS's came from Paris, France to the early settlement of Port Royal; settling eventually in D'Escousse, Isle Madame, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in early 1800s.
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 Archaeology in Nova Scotia - Colonial Period   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The earliest documented European activities along the coast of Nova Scotia were sixteenth century seasonal visits by French, Portuguese and Basque fisherman.
The first settlement in the area was established by de Monts in 1604 on St. Croix Island at the mouth of the St. Croix River in Maine.
The ill-fated French settlement on St. Croix Island was replaced by a successful habitation at Port Royal, Nova Scotia, in 1605.
museum.gov.ns.ca /arch/colonial.htm   (251 words)

  
 Port Royal Nova Scotia Canada Tourism Travel - House
The house has recently been restored and is situated on seven park like acres with 525 feet of water frontage and access to the Annapolis Basin, a large Bay off of the Bay of Fundy.
The Port Royal Habitation, the earliest French settlement in North America, and now a museum, is nearby.
Nearest town is Annapolis Royal (population 663), a charming little town of gracious large homes, colorful gardens, and broad tree-lined streets, situated around Fort Anne, built in 1623, and a national historic site.
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 Port Royal Personals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The skate park in Port Royal is normally full of skaters, but now it's wrapped with police tape...
Port Royal Mortgages has found 100's of Lenders interested in your Mortgage...
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 Descendants of Jean Claude Landry
19 Sep 1730, Richmond County, Port Royal, Nova Scotia.
26 Oct 1719, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia.
12 Dec 1740, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~bobmartell/Landry/Landry1.htm   (263 words)

  
 Acadia: Jean "dit Jani" Melanson & Magdeleine Petitot St-Seine: Acadian, Scottish, and Newfoundland ...
23, 1740/41, Port Royal, Nova Scotia, to Jean Granger: (Laurent and Marie Bourg) b.
23, 1740/41, Port Royal, Nova Scotia, to Jean-Baptiste Belliveau: (Antoine and Marie Thériot) b.
Note: Was a prisoner with his family at Fort Beausejour, Nova Scotia in 1763.
www.gregor.ca /Acadia/Melanson/Charles/charles1_jean.htm   (265 words)

  
 Nova Scotia Online: Annapolis County: Bed & Breakfast
Located within walking distance of Annapolis Royal Harris Hall is a registered historical property (circa 1827).
The area is a tourist delight with Port Royal and Fort Anne nearby.
Canada Nova Scotia > Clementsport Maple Moon B&B Across from the Post Office, located between Digby and Annapolis Royal.
www.nsonline.com /Annapolis-Valley/Annapolis-County/Travel/Accommodations/Bed_and_Breakfast   (491 words)

  
 King George's War (War of the Austrian Succession)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The French made an unsuccessful assault on Annapolis Royal (Port Royal, Nova Scotia, 1744), and an expeditionof New Englanders under WIlliam Pepperrell (1696-1759, Bt., 1746) in cooperation with a fleet under Sir Peter Warren captured Ft. Louisbourg (16 June 1745).
The French unsuccessfully attacked Port Royal, Nova Scotia, in 1744, the year in which fighting broke out in America.
Fort Louisbourg, a powerful French stronghold on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, was captured by New Englanders under William Peppercell and an English fleet under Sir Peter Warren.
www.usahistory.com /wars/austsucc.htm   (500 words)

  
 Michel dit Beaupre Richard/Marie-Josephe Bourgeois
Name: Marie-Josephe Richard Born: 1 MAY 1720 at: Port-Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada Married: 27 JUL 1744 at: Port-Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada Died: BEF.
Name: Madeleine Richard Born: 21 FEB 1722 at: Port-Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada Married: 12 FEB 1748 at: Port-Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada Died: BEF.
Name: Amable Richard Born: 9 SEP 1736 at: Port-Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada Married: 3 MAR 1771 at: Caraquet, Bailly, Acadia, Nova Scotia, Canada Died: BEF.
members.tripod.com /littlegiant30/html/fam00036.html   (390 words)

  
 webGED: Family Tree
ABT 1645 in Port Royal, Nova Scotia, Acadia, Canada
In Montreal from 1665 until 1669 and from 1670 until 1676 at Port Royal, Nova Scotia.
ABT 1647 in Port Royal, Nova Scotia, Acadia, Canada
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 Recommended Scottish Books
The four main phases of Scottish immigration during this century were: (1) Nova Scotia in the 1620s; (2) New England and the Chesapeake mid-century; (3) South Carolina in the mid-1680s; and (4) East New Jersey, also in the mid-1680s.
In total, probably around 4,000 Scots settled between Stuartstown, South Carolina and Port Royal, Nova Scotia before 1700.
Dunnottar Castle, Scotland, the domain of the Clan Keith, close consorts of the royal family for many generations.
www.electricscotland.com /books/recommend.htm   (2508 words)

  
 Pedigree Chart
b: 1708 in Port Royal, Acadia, Nova Scotia, Canada
1762-1800 in Port Royal, Acadia, Nova Scotia, Canada
b: 1715 in Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
www.cs.csustan.edu /~lamie/famtree/p70.htm   (181 words)

  
 borg
JEAN ANTOINE BELLIVEAU, 1672, Port Royal (Nova Scotia).
FRANCOIS3 BOURG (ANTOINE2, BORG1) was born 1644 in Port Royal (Nova Scotia), and died Aft.
MICHEL4 BOURG (FRANCOIS3, ANTOINE2, BORG1) was born April 1666 in Port Royal (Nova Scotia), and died November 18, 1721 in Port Royal (Nova Scotia).
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 Pierre dit Beaupre Richard/Marie-Madeleine Girroir
Name: Marie-Madeleine Richard Born: 28 NOV 1718 at: Port-Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada Married: 30 JUN 1744 at: Port-Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada Died: BEF.
Name: Amand Richard Born: 30 MAR 1726 at: Port-Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada Married: 5 AUG 1754 at: Port-Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada Died: BEF.
Name: Claude Richard Born: 2 APR 1730 at: Port-Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada Married: ABT.
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 Pedigree Chart
b: 1625 in Port Royal, Acadia, Nova Scotia, Canada
d: bef 1678 census in Port Royal, Acadia, Nova Scotia, Canada
b: 1646 in Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia
www.cs.csustan.edu /~lamie/famtree/p61.htm   (176 words)

  
 October 16 Events in History
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October 16, 1904 Russian Baltic fleet departs to Port Arthur
October 16, 1710 British troops occupies Port Royal, Nova Scotia
www.brainyhistory.com /days/october_16.html   (2048 words)

  
 nscensus
1791 - 1795 Nova Scotia Capitation and Assessment Tax Rolls - Excel format
1794 Poll Tax Record for Pomquet, Tracadie and Havre Boucher, Nova Scotia
Mi'kmaq Censuses in Nova Scotia 1871, 1881 and 1891 Census
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