Category: Canso, Nova Scotia Colony

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

Canso was originally a seasonal camp for the Mi'kmaq. By 1604 French and Basque sailors began to trade there with the Mi'kmaq and each other. It was an Acadian fishing base and a salt-cod processing station, with no permanent settlement.

When Nova Scotia Colony was formed, New England fishermen and merchants established the town of Canso, and the British established a garrison. The town was destroyed in 1744, and used as a base from which to launch the siege of Louisboug. It was re-established by New England Planters in 1760. Historical details are found in Wikipedia, The Canadian Encyclopedia, and the Nova Scotia Archives

At the time of Confederation, on July 1, 1867, Canso was a community in Guysborough County

Reuben Cohoon 15 Sep 1770 Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia - abt 15 Nov 1843

Thomas Dimock 04 Apr 1664 Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 09 Sep 1697

Selena Gurney 15 Mar 1865 Canso, Nova Scotia - 08 Nov 1945

Edward How abt 1702 New England - Oct 1750

Hannah (Norris) Armstrong 30 Nov 1842 Canso, Guysborough, Nova Scotia Colony - 14 Sep 1919

Abraham Whitman 10 Sep 1761 Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts - 24 Mar 1854

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