Category: Amherst, Nova Scotia Colony

Categories: Places in Nova Scotia, Historic | Cumberland County, Nova Scotia Colony

Name:	Amherst, Nova Scotia Colony
Timeframe:	(1759 - 1867)
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Acadians settled the village of Les Planches as early as 1672. The British renamed the site Amherst during the Seven Years' War (1756 - 1763), and established a settlement in 1764.

At the time of Confederation, on July 1, 1867, Amherst was the county seat of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

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Person Profiles (25)

A

John Atkinson abt 1729 Yorkshire, England - aft 12 Feb 1813

B

Daniel Barnes abt 1854 Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick - 21 Dec 1931

Mary (Bent) Black abt 1790 - 19 Apr 1844

John Black 23 Oct 1759 Paisly, Scotland - 11 Jan 1829

Joseph Black 13 Sep 1843 Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia

Robert Black abt 1835 Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia - 07 Nov 1868

C

Amelia (Carter) Coates 05 Apr 1852 Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia - 17 Nov 1930

Charles Chandler abt 13 Jun 1768 New Haven, Connecticut - 13 Apr 1851

Joshua Chandler 07 Oct 1792 Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia - 03 Jan 1864

C cont.

Albert Copp 16 Dec 1856 Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia - 08 Oct 1912

Walter Cove 10 Dec 1862 Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Eliza Crandall 1847 Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia - 06 Mar 1882

D

Eliza (DeWolf) Forsyth 29 Apr 1835 Amherst, Cumberland, Colony of Nova Scotia - 14 Jun 1898

Mathew Dickie abt 1727 Londonderry, Ireland - 20 Jan 1803

F

Thompson Fage 18 Jan 1845 - 28 Oct 1929

G

Emeranza (Goodwin) Fage 20 Mar 1856 Nova Scotia - 20 Nov 1899

L

Hugh Logan 1750 County Antrim, Ireland - 31 Aug 1832

L cont.

Hannah (Lusby) DeWolfe 07 Sep 1824 Amherst, Cumberland, Colony of Nova Scotia - 02 Nov 1902

M

Charles Megeney abt 1840 Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia - abt 1876

Joseph Morse 30 Nov 1721 Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts - 1772

O

Joseph Oxley abt 1778 Amherst, Nova Scotia - 18 Mar 1868

P

William Pipes 15 Apr 1850 Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia - 07 Oct 1909

R

Nelson Rhodes 03 May 1845 Amherst, Cumberland County, Colony of Nova Scotia - 30 Sep 1909

David Robb 09 May 1856 Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia - 22 Feb 1938

S

William Sharp abt 1810 - abt 1848

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