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Akins (family)
MG 1 volumes 2-6 · Family · 1702-1959

Thomas Akin (1702-1775) and his son Stephen (1739-1827) of New England were grantees at the founding of the Township of Falmouth, N.S. in 1760. Stephen married Elizabeth King in New Jersey in 1761 and returned to Falmouth where their five children were born. Their eldest son Thomas (1762-1832) married Margaret Ott Beamish (d. 1809) and changed his surname to Akins after moving to Liverpool where he was an insurance broker and merchant. Their only child, Thomas Beamish (1809-1891), became a barrister and was appointed commissioner of public records for Nova Scotia in 1857. Captain John Stephen Akins (1796-1867), son of John (1766-1859) and Rebecca (1771-1826) and grandson of Stephen and Elizabeth, married Margaret Wilson in 1832. Their son Charles Edward (1833-1914), a farmer and orchardist, was married to Elizabeth Armstrong and had eight children. Charles' son Thomas Bernard Akins (1871-1959) participated in the organization of the Avon River Power Company Ltd. in 1923.

Almon (family)
Family

William James Almon (1754-1817), son of James and Ruth (Hollywood) Almon, was born at Providence, R.I. and apprenticed as a physician and surgeon in New York prior to arriving in Halifax as a Loyalist. In 1785 he was appointed surgeon to the Halifax Alms House. In the same year he married Rebecca Byles, daughter of Rev. Dr. Mather Byles. Almon was later appointed surgeon-general of the military forces at Halifax and established a private practice as a physician and apothecary. His son W.B. (William Bruce) (1787-1840) graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1809 and succeeded him as physican and surgeon of the poor house. He also had a private practice as a physician and apothecary, served as medical health officer for Halifax, and was a founding member of the province's first medical board. He married Laleah Johnston (1789-186-?). Their son William Johnston (W.J.) (1816-1901) also entered the medical profession and became a member of the House of Commons in 1872 and senator in 1879. He married Elizabeth Lichenstein Ritchie (d. 1886) of Annapolis in 1840. Their son Thomas Ritchie (1843-1901) was the fourth generation Almon to practice as a physician in Halifax. He and his wife Frances Egan (1845-1942) of Quebec had a daughter and two sons. Their son Cotton Mather (1846-1883), married Ellie Dodd (d. 1906) in 1873; they had three children, William Bruce ("Bruce") M.D. (1875-1940), Susanna (d. 1958), and Caroline. William Bruce, (1875-1961), second son of Thomas and Frances, was a lieutenant-colonel in the Royal Canadian Artillery and private secretary to the lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia. He married Mary Hill Dickey in 1908 and had four children.

Amberman family
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Paul Amberman was born of Dutch origin in the colony of New York in 1745. In 1771 he married Mary Ditmires (born 3 February 1746), the daughter of Douwe Ditmires. The Amberman family came to Annapolis Royal in June 1783 as Loyalists. Their family included three children: Mary (born 1773, married George Vrome in 1803), Paul Amberman, Jr. (born 1775), and Douwe (born 1779, married Rebecca Gilliatt). Mary Amberman, wife of Paul Sr., died in 1805 and was buried in St. Edward's cemetery in Clementsport. Paul Amberman died in 1811. From all accounts he must have been a wealthy man when he came to Granville, as he purchased several lots of land from Robert and Jane Young, formerly of New York. One of his acquisitions was land originally granted to Benjamin Rumsey in 1764, which Amberman purchased from Peter Ryerson in 1784. This property stayed in the Amberman family until 1964, when it was purchased by Robert Pallen Patterson who renamed it “North Hills.” Upon his death in 1974 the property was bequeathed to the Province of Nova Scotia and is now part of the Nova Scotia Museum complex.

Annand Cooley family
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Mary Elizabeth (Annand) Cooley (1928-2017), political campaign manager and long-time volunteer with the J.W. Logan Chapter of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (I.O.D.E.), married Donald Leonard Cooley (1926-2008) in Halifax circa 1949. “Mary Lib” was born in 1928, the daughter of Frederick W. Annand Jr. (1891-1957) and his second wife Mary A. Dickinson (b. ca1897), who could trace their ancestry back to William Annand (1808-1887) and his second wife Martha Tupper, publisher of newspapers the Novascotian and the Morning Chronicle, premier of Nova Scotia from 1867 to 1875, Agent General for Canada in London 1875-1879 and Agent General for Nova Scotia in London 1885 until his death in 1887. William’s son Charles Annand (b. ca1841) also earned his living as a publisher, was appointed Queen’s Printer for Nova Scotia in 1875. He petitioned the Government for crown land in 1885 and leased a gold mine in Queens County in 1886. Charles Annand married and had a son Frederick William (b. ca1864) who married Charlotte S. Dickie (b. ca1866) in August 1887 in Kings County and earned his living as a farmer. Their son Frederick William Annand Jr., became an insurance broker and married Mary A. Dickinson on September 18, 1926.

Donald Leonard Cooley (1926-2008), a watchmaker and jeweler, was born in 1926 to Charles Leonard Cooley (1887-1960) and Winnifred M. Nicoll (1885-1961). He began his career in 1946 working in his father’s and uncle’s business, Cooley Brothers Jewelers Ltd. of Halifax, NS. He later worked for Webster China and Gifts, and Cooley Jewelers. With his wife, Mary Elizabeth Annand, they raised 5 children. Donald’s father, Charles L. Cooley, was born in London, United Kingdom and apprenticed in the watch, clock and jewelry business from 1903 to 1906, then immigrated to Canada in 1912. When Charles’ younger brother Robert W. Cooley (1890-1964) arrived in Halifax ca1914, they formed Cooley Brothers Jewelers Ltd.

Archibald (family)
Family

Samuel George William Archibald (1777-1846) of Truro, N.S. was a lawyer, politician, and judge. He was admitted to the Nova Scotia bar in 1805 and served as solicitor general, 1826-1831, attorney general, 1831-1838, advocate general in the Court of Vice-Admiralty, 1831-1841, and master of the rolls and judge of the Court of Vice-Admiralty, 1841-1846. He was also a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1806-1841. Archibald married his first wife Elizabeth (Dickson) in 1802. They had fifteen children, nine of whom survived to adulthood: Charles Dickson (1802-1868), John Duncan (1804-1830), Edward Mortimer (1810-1884), Mary (1814-1838), Thomas Dickson (1817-1875), Samson Salter Blowers (1819-1893), Peter Suther (b. 1820), William George (b. 1822), and Robert Dickson (b. 1828). Four of the sons entered the legal profession: Charles was a barrister, businessman, and MLA, 1826-1830, and later moved to England as a magistrate; Edward was attorney-general of Newfoundland, ca. 1842-1855, and later British consul-general at New York, knighted in 1882; Thomas practiced law in England until his appointment to the Queen's bench in 1873; and Peter Suther was a barrister and colonel in the militia. Samson was a businessman in Sydney. Their mother Elizabeth died in 1830 and S.G.W. married widow Joanna Brodley in 1832.

Aylward (family)
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Walter J. Aylward (1859-1940), son of Captain Thomas and Adelaide (Winn) Aylward, was born in Liverpool, England. Following his mother's death in 1860, he lived in Falmouth, N.S., with his grandmother, Mary Aylward. Walter was a farmer, an authority on dyke construction, and held various local government positions including town clerk of Falmouth, 1904-1910. On 15 October 1883, he married Mary Louise Akins (1861-1957), daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Akins of Falmouth. Walter and Mary Louise had nine children: Thomas, Lurana, Adelaide, Charles, Annie, Marguerite, Walter, Catherine, and Isabell.

Bailly (family)
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Georges-Frédéric Bailly (ca. 1727-1807) (also George Frederick Bailly), of Montbéliard emigrated to Canada at the age of 25, his occupation recorded as farmer. He arrived at Halifax, N.S. on the sloop Sally in July 1752 and settled at Lunenburg. In 1754 Bailly was appointed schoolmaster to Lunenburg's French-speaking Protestant congregation by Rev. J.B. Moreau. In March 1761 he was issued a certificate of colonial naturalization. Over the years Bailly acquired extensive land holdings in the Lunenburg area. He died at Lunenburg in 1807 at the age of 80. Bailly and his wife Frederica Sibelle (Richardot), married 31 October 1746, had the following children: Jeanne Marguerite (b. 1753), Catherine Marguerite (b. 1756), Barbara Elizabeth (b. 1758), and Joseph (1761-1842). Joseph Bailly became a cordwainer in Lunenburg and married Elizabeth Schwartz. Their son, Henry Bailey (ca. 1818-1897), a baker by occupation and MLA for Lunenburg married Catherine Arenburg in 1842.

Baird family
Family · ca.1870-1982

Captain Charles Wesley Baird, master mariner and businessman, was born circa 1870 in Great Village, NS to John William Baird (1834-ca.1917) and Susan Bigney (1841-1897). Charles owned several sailing schooners including Peaceland, Newburgh, and American Team and was captain of the tugboats J.A. Mumford and Gypsum King. The tugboat would take 3 or 4 barges loaded with gypsum from NS to New York, USA. He married Hannah Eugenie Stoddard (ca.1870-1933) in Mount Denson, NS in 1890, then moved to Windsor, NS, circa 1900. Hannah opened the family home as a boarding house circa 1911. Hannah and Charles had seven children: Ethel May (1891-1967) married briefly to a soldier Douglas Godfrey before WWI, then moved to Saskatoon, SK, raised 3 children as a single parent during the Depression. Stayed out west.; Harold Bigney (1893-1966) worked at Windsor Foundry, then operated a machine shop on family property in Windsor for 40 years. Married Mae MacKenzie of Rawdon, NS. Fishing and camping companion of Jack’s; Avard Russell (1894-1976) moved to Vancouver, BC in 1930s, married Florence Pratt (d.1969), a nurse. Worked for West Coast Shipbuilders as foreman, then department head for 5 years in 1930s, then worked for University of British Columbia as Housing Administrator. Corresponded regularly with Jack; Harland Wesley (1897-1900) died at age of 2 years; Raymond Roland (1901-1949) lived in Windsor 1930s and 1940s, worked as a machinist in 1931, married Violet in 1933. Only briefly mentioned in correspondence; John “Jack” (1907-1975); and Frederick Munro (1910-1982) went to New York in 1920s, attended Pace College and New York University, worked 40 years at Manhattan Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Hospital started in 1929, became Director of Personnel. Married Bertha Woolaver of Newport, NS in 1944. Jack and Fred were very close, Fred and Bertha came to NS every summer. Charles died in June 1927. Hannah died in June 1933.

Barry-Hicks (family)
Family

Robert Barry (ca. 1759-1843), an active Methodist, arrived in Nova Scotia from Scotland in 1783. He became a merchant and partner with his brother, Alexander, in the firm A & R Barry. He married Mary Jessop of Delaware (ca. 1770-1832) in 1789 and moved to Liverpool ca. 1810. The Barreys had nine children who survived to adulthood: William Hoosse, Thomas Smart, Samuel John Wesley, John Alexander, Mary Elizabeth, Charlotte Elizabeth Hosse, Ellen, Margaret Cole, and Robert Martin. Margaret Cole Barry (1802-1860), married John Hicks (1790-1843) at Liverpool, N.S. on 16 December 1826. They had eight children: Charlotte (1827-1851), Mary Ellen (1829-1916), John Thomas (1831-1918), Walter (1832-1871), Francenia (b. 1835), Dorival (1837-1901), Albenia (b. 1839), and Robert Alex (1841-1843).

Bayer (family)
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Edward Bayer of Lower Horton, N.S. married H. (Stint) McClelland of County Down, Ireland, ca. 22 March 1864 in Wolfville, N.S. They had a daughter, Lavinia.

Belcher (family)
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Merchant and colonial governor Jonathan Belcher was born at Cambridge, Mass. in 1682. A graduate of Harvard University (1699), he built a sizeable fortune as a merchant in Boston and served as governor of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, 1730-1741, and governor of New Jersey from 1746 until his death on 31 August 1757. He was also the founder of Princeton University. Governor Belcher and his first wife Mary (Patridge) had six children: Elizabeth, Andrew (b. 1706), Sarah (b. 1708), Jonathan (1710-1776); William (b. 1712) and Thomas (b. 1713). Sarah married Byfield Lyde in 1727. Jonathan received an AB (1728) and AM (1731) from Harvard University and master's degrees from Cambridge University and the College of New Jersey (Princeton). He studied law at the Middle Temple in London, England in 1730 and was called to the English bar in 1734. In 1741 he moved to Dublin where he was eventually appointed deputy secretary to the lord chancellor of Ireland. He remained in Ireland until 1754 when he was appointed the first chief justice of Nova Scotia. He arrived at Halifax in October 1754 and was named a member of the Executive Council. Belcher also served as lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia from 1761 to 1763 and Masonic grandmaster of Nova Scotia from 1760 until his death on 30 March 1776, at Halifax. He married Abigail Allen at Boston on 8 April 1756 and had seven children, only two of whom survived to adulthood.

Bell family of Halifax
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The Bell family of Halifax, N.S., is descended from the Hon. Hugh Bell (1780-1860), educator, businessman, officeholder, politician and philanthropist. Originally from Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, Hugh Bell came as a child to Nova Scotia after the American Revolutionary War. He married first in 1808 Elizabeth Lane at Halifax and secondly in 1815 Ann Allison at the Mantua estate near Newport, N.S. He was related through his second wife to Charles Frederick Allison, founder of Mount Allison University. Hugh Bell and several of his descendents owned businesses in Halifax. They were strongly involved with the Methodist Church in Nova Scotia and Sackville, N.B.

Bell-Maclaren (family)
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Andrew Mackinlay Bell was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 12 February 1847, the son of Joseph (1819-1883) and Maria (Goodfellow) Bell (1822-1898). He worked for Black Brothers in Halifax until 1875, when he established his own business, which became known as A.M. Bell and Company. He married Mary Emerancy Pickard (1847-1918) of Sackville, New Brunswick, on 17 July 1883. He sold his business in 1914 and died on 7 August 1918. His son, Ralph Pickard Bell, was born in Halifax on 28 March 1886. He studied at Mount Allison University and went on to become the university's first chancellor in 1960. During the Second World War he served as Director-General for Aircraft Production in Canada. He was also a prominent business man who was involved with the timber trade and fisheries in Nova Scotia. He spearheaded the creation of National Sea Products Limited and also served as a vice-president of the Bank of Nova Scotia. He married Annie Marguerite Deinstadt in Amherst, Nova Scotia, on 22 May 1907. She was born on 7 June 1884 in Woodstock, New Brunswick, the daughter of Rev. Thomas James and Rebecca (Beer) Deinstadt. She died in Halifax, Nova, Scotia on 17 March 1943. Their eldest child was Dorothy Allison Deinstadt Bell who was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on 20 February 1908. She was married on 11 June 1933 in Westmount, Quebec, to James Isbester Maclaren, the son of James and Menota (Isbester) Maclaren. She died on 2 July 1991 at Martins Point, Nova Scotia.

Bliss (family)
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Loyalist Jonathan Bliss (1742-1822) of Springfield, Mass., son of Luke Bliss and Mercy Ely, became the first attorney-general (1785-1809) and second chief justice (1809-1822) of New Brunswick. Married to Mary Worthington (1760-1799), daughter of lawyer John Worthington, on 11 July 1790 in Springfield, Mass., they had four sons while residing in Saint John: John Worthington (1791-1810), Lewis (1792-1882), William Blowers (1795-1874), and Henry (1797-1873). Two of his sons followed him into the legal profession: William Blowers who settled in Nova Scotia and became puisne judge of the Supreme Court (m. Sarah Ann Anderson, 1796-1874, adopted daughter of Sampson Salter Blowers, in 1823 and had seven children); and Henry, who moved to England where he later became a queen's counsel. Henry also served as provincial agent for New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and published several works on colonial issues as well as historical plays. The eldest surviving son, Lewis, was a merchant and banker who lived in Saint John and Halifax.

Brown, Richard (family)
Family

Born in Lowther, England, Richard Brown (1805-1882) trained as a mining engineer in the coal mines belonging to Viscount Lowther. In 1825 he was sent to examine and report on the coal mines in Cape Breton, N.S. Brown became general manager of Sydney Mines at Sydney, N.S., where he met and married Sibella Margaret Barrington (1808-1880), daughter of Captain Charles and Elizabeth Barrington, in 1834. They had six children: Margaret Sibella (1836-1854), Richard Henry (1837-1920), Charles Barrington (1839-1917), David Edward (1841-1906), Henry Yorke Lyell (1843-1928), and Sibella Harriott (1847-1911). Brown retired from the mine in 1864 and returned to England. He was succeeded by his son Richard Henry, who served as general manager until 1901. Richard Henry married Barbara Davison (1842-1898) in Pictou, 1864. Their five children were all born at Sydney Mines: twins Margaret (1866-1961) and Elizabeth (1866-1951), Annie (1869-1918), Richard (1872-1928), and Lillian (1878-1967).

Buckley (family)
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William Hall Buckley (1874-1950) was born at Guysborough, N.S., son of James Buckley, merchant, and his wife Mary (Scott). William Buckley learned watchmaking at Waltham factory, Boston, Mass., and opened a watchmaking and jewellery store, Guysborough, 1894. He married, 1897, Effie M. Hadley of Guysborough. They had nine children, three of whom, Mary Abigail, Edith Willena, and Walter Guy, participated with their father to some degree in a photography business out of the jewellery store. Another son, Carman, became a professional photographer at Antigonish. William Buckley sold his photographs and "real photo" postcards, many of the latter by Walter and Mary as well as a few by Edith. He also had photographs published as postcards by Nerlich and Co., Toronto. Buckley became an optometrist, as did his son Walter, who ran the family business with his father. Walter Buckley revived the family's postcard business, having photographs from 1931-1952 printed by Thatcher Winger Associates. He sold the store in 1968, but continued as an optician out of his home until 1980.

Campbell (family)
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John Campbell, originally from Argyllshire, Scotland, arrived in Pictou, N.S., in 1821 and relocated to Cape Breton before 1838. He served as lighthouse superintendent of St. Paul Island ca. 1843 and was appointed superintendent of the "humane establishment" for shipwrecks on the island in 1846. In 1874, John's son, Samuel Cunard Campbell, was appointed superintendent of St. Paul Island and was succeeded by his own son, John Malcolm Campbell, ca.1893.

Chesley (family)
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Samuel Chesley (ca. 1734-1818) was born at Durham, N.C. ca. 1734. He joined the colonial forces and arrived in Nova Scotia in 1758, shortly after the siege of Louisbourg. He spent the winter of 1758-1759 in Halifax and was sent in the spring with Josiah Dodge to survey the lots for New England settlers at Granville. There he acquired land and in 1761, married Eleanor (d. 1822), daughter of Samuel Moore. His brother Benjamin Chesley (1736-1823) settled in nearby Middleton in 1759. Samuel and Eleanor had eight children: Samuel Moore (1762-1835); Molly (b. 1764); Betty (1766); Susannah (b. 1769); Benjamin (1772-1904); Hepzibah (1773); Nancy (1776-1806); and James (b. 1779). Samuel and his eldest son Samuel served as justices of the peace for Annapolis County and in the Annapolis regiment of the militia.

Chipman (family)
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Handley Chipman (1714-1799) and his son, William Allen Chipman (1757-1845), were New England planters who moved with their families from Rhode Island to Cornwallis Township, N.S., ca. 1764. They built a sizeable fortune as merchants, farmers and landowners and held several appointments and elected positions in Kings County. William Henry (1807-1870), merchant, farmer, and politician, married Sophia A. Cogswell (1807-1878) and they had nine children. Their son, John Ross Chipman (1834?-1927) was a farmer and exporter, and married Sarah Eliza (Starr).

Coolen Arsenault family
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Arthur “Art” Joseph Arsenault (1906-1994), hotel waiter and wine steward, was born in Bathurst, New Brunswick to Joseph Arsenault (from Montreal) and Lucy (Withers) Arsenault. He worked at the Nova Scotian Hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia from 1941 until retirement in 1972. He married Margaret Louise MacDonald (1911-1991) of Antigonish, daughter of Sherwood MacDonald and Mary Ann (MacMaster) MacDonald, on 9 August 1930. Margaret also worked in the service industry. They lived at 11 Dresden Row in Halifax and raised 5 children: John, André, Patricia, Simone, and Joan Marie. Their daughter Patricia “Pat Sea” Lillian Arsenault (1932-2016) married George Earl Coolen (1925-1987) of Prospect, NS in 1954. Pat Sea ran a canteen, then a general store and post office from their home while George earned money fishing, then eventually became the custodian for Atlantic Memorial School in Shad Bay, NS. They had 6 children: Susan M. (b.1955), Mark A., Michael A., Denise G., Christopher C. and Kelly L. After George’s death in 1987, Pat Sea continued living in Prospect, became a folk artist making hooked rugs, paintings and displays of objects in and around her home. She died in 2016.

Dennis family
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William Henry Dennis (1887-1954), newspaper publisher and senator, was born in 1887 in Stewiacke, Colchester County, Nova Scotia to Henry Parnell Dennis (d.1928) and Wilhelmina Dennis. He worked for his uncle Senator William Dennis (1856-1920), publisher of The Halifax Herald and The Evening Mail newspapers. After his uncle’s death, William H. became President and Managing Editor of The Halifax Herald Company Ltd. Later that year he began the International Fishermen’s Schooner Race. In 1932 he was appointed to the Senate of Canada. From 1936 to 1940 he was a Director with the Canadian Press Agency. He married Hilda Pauline Wood (1887-1970), daughter of E.A. Wood of Halifax, NS, in October 1914 and had two children: Pauline (1921-1993) and Graham. Graham William Dennis (1927-2011), newspaper publisher and philanthropist, succeeded his father as President after William H.’s death on January 18, 1954. Born August 17, 1927, Graham graduated from Montreal’s McGill University in 1949. He published The Chronicle-Herald and The Mail-Star newspapers for over 57 years. He was made a member of the Order of Canada in 1984. He married Ann on December 28, 1955 and had one daughter, Heather (b.1956- ). After Ann’s death from cancer, he married J. Gay Thompson in the late 1960s and had Sarah (b.1970- ) and William (1972-2002). Graham Dennis died in Halifax on December 1, 2011.

DesBarres (family)
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Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres (1721-1824), army officer, military engineer, surveyor, landowner, and colonial administrator, was born in Paris or Basel and was educated at the Royal Military Academy in England. Following his service with the British Army during the Louisbourg, Quebec, and Newfoundland campaigns, DesBarres surveyed the coasts of Nova Scotia from 1764 to 1773 and published the results of the survey in The Atlantic Neptune. While in Halifax in 1764, he met Mary Cannon (ca. 1751-1827), with whom he had six children: Amelia Louisa Matilda Lutterell (d. ca. 1856); John Frederick William "William" (d. 1800), had one son William Frederick (1800-1805) who became solicitor-general and puisine judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia; Spry Ann (d. 1842); Martha Sophia "Sophia"; Mary (b.1784) and an unidentified daughter (d. 1783). While DesBarres was in England overseeing the publication of The Atlantic Neptune, he met Martha Williams and fathered eleven children by her, including: James Lutterell (1787-1831); Augustus Wallet (ca. 1793-1866); Dolben Windham; Joseph Frederick (d. 1817); Martha Frederica; Isabella Matilda (ca. 1786-1832); Clara; Louisa; and Grace Frederica. In 1784 DesBarres was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Cape Breton Island and subsequently became Governor of Prince Edward Island in 1804. He died at Halifax in 1824, predeceased by Martha Williams in 1821. From 1773 to 1794 Mary Cannon was appointed administrator of DesBarres' extensive land holdings. She lived at his estate, Castle Frederick, at Falmouth until her death in 1827.

Easson (family)
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John Easson (1715-1790), master artificer, was commissioned by the Board of Ordinance in London and sent to serve in Annapolis Royal in 1737. He received lands and a mill which he operated for grist and lumber. He also worked with Dyson and Company, merchants of Annapolis Royal, and later became a partner with the company. He married Avis Stewart, 27 January 1741, and they had four children. Their son David (1748-1790) married Elizabeth Fisher (ca. 1750-1841) and they had eight children.

Edward Howe (family)
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Edward Howe and his descendants were prominent in the mercantile, military, and public life of Guysborough and Annapolis Counties. How (1702-1750), was likely born and raised in New England. He settled at Canso some time prior to 1722 where he began his long career of public service. He was a member of Council, justice of the peace, commissary of musters, militia captain, and judge of vice admiralty. Edward How also participated in the profitable fishery at Canso, becoming a leading merchant in the area until his business was wiped out in the attack by the French in 1744. He removed to Annapolis Royal and on 9 June 1744, he married his second wife Mary (Marie) Magdelene Winniett (d. 1793). How was an influential figure during the wars in Acadia as a negotiator with First Nations and Acadians until he was slain at Fort Beausejour in 1750. His widow subsequently received a £100 yearly pension which aided in financing the military careers of their four sons. Son John Oliver How (d. 1804) was an army officer in 66th regiment and Alexander How(e) (1749-1813) also an officer in 36th and 104th Regiments in the West Indies, England, and Ireland until 1783, after which he held a number of public offices including MLA, 1786-1799, superintendent of the Jamaican maroons quartered at Preston, 1797-1798, and commissary general and member of the Legislative Council of Prince Edward Island, 1799-1811. Alexander and his first wife Helen McKellar Bontein (d. 1803) had ten children, four of whom survived past childhood. Their sons Hayfield Graham (1780-1806) and Richard Uniacke Howe became army captains while sons Alexander Burgoyne (1783-ca.186-) and Henry Augustus (d. 1813) joined the Royal Navy. Alexander Burgoyne reached the rank of commander. He married Elizabeth Carpenter and had three children: Richard, Alexander, and Helen. Deborah How Cottnam (b. 1725), only child of Edward How and his first wife and married to Capt. Samuel Cottnam, operated a ladies boarding and day school in Halifax with her daughter Grizelda Cottnam in 1777. Her other daughter, Martha Grace, married Col. Winckworth Tonge.

Fader family
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The Fader family originates with John H. and Mary Ann (Mason) Fader who resided at the Head of St. Margaret’s Bay on their property, Oakland Point. Their son, John H. Fader, Jr. (1848-1934) was a commission merchant and victualler in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, one of several Faders who were prominent merchants and business people in both Halifax and the St. Margaret’s Bay areas of Nova Scotia. The main business associated with the family is Fader Brothers, victuallers, which was established in 1864 at 64 Barrington Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The firm was made up of brothers: John Jr. referenced above, Albert (1850-1897), Joseph (1858-1890) & Silas Fader (1856-1937). The firm re-located circa 1878 to the Colonial Market at 224 Argyle Street. Individually, several of the family members appeared in earlier city directories as hucksters, traders or victuallers. Among other members of the family who worked for the firm were Enoch H. (between 1861 1886) and Francis Fader (1881). The firm moved to 6 10 Bedford Row in 1883. In 1887, Joseph Fader left the firm and began a firm of general victuallers to ships and vessels at 17 19 Bedford Row. This business was later acquired in 1903 by the Boutilier family and went out of business in 1971. In 1888, Fader Bros was bought out by J.A. Leaman & Company and continued operating until 1962. Various members of the Boutilier family, many of whom had married Faders, were involved with both firms over the years. A number of the family members went further afield and operated businesses in Montreal, New Westminster and Vancouver, British Columbia and Alaska.