On November 29, 1927, two fishermen drowned 15 miles off Isle Madame. One was Neddie Deroche of Barrachois, the other was William Bowen of Rocky Bay.
Running before a gale, the two men were...
As early as 1824 a functioning school existed in
Arichat. By 1834, the school faced insurmountable financial difficulties, and
as a result, the creditors - primarily John Tyrrell, a prominent Arichat
merchant - foreclosed on the property, but instead of...
On March 15, 1979, the MV Kurdistan, a tanker sailing under the Liberian flag,
left Point Tupper bound for Sept-Isles, Quebec.
The ship was carrying a heated cargo of oil for the
first time. Weather conditions...
Charles-Pierre Martel (1828-1891) served River Bourgeois from November 18, 1877 to August 19, 1888.
His first entry in the parish register was dated November 18, 1877. He was in charge of the parish for almost 11 years.
Charles-Pierre Martel was born...
John Josselyn Latimer married Hilda Marie Leslie Dec. 29, 1921
Charles John Howard Latimer married Annie Esther Stewart (Boston) Sept. 14, 1921
Harry J. Murray (Methodist, from Lynn, Massachusettes) married Agnes...
The following is a list of Members of Parliament who have represented Richmond County:
Richmond
William Joseph Croke 1867 Anti-Confederate
Isaac Levesconte 1869 Anti-Confederate (by-election)
How did it come to be that StFX University got its start in Arichat?
In 1760 Britain conquered New France and one of the consequences of this development was to precipitate the exodus of...
The following officers served the Isle Madame RCMP detachment from its inception in 1952:
· Kennedy, J.F.G.A. (Jerry): October 22, 1952-October 4, 1953
· Stewart, W.W.: July 1953-August 17, 1953
· Spooner, M.J.: December 1951
August 1953-September 1954
· Cormier, J.E.: November 1955-December 11, 1955
· ...
Family 1
Generation 5: Mary H. Tyrrell was born on Aug. 8, 1919 and married Wilfred Dugas on Oct. 16, 1944. She died in 1964 age 45 and he died in 1983 at the...
Richmond County Canada, District No. 41 Richmond, Sub-District No. 6
Taken by Daniel Sampson, April 6, 1891
Text transcribed and contributed by Jeanne D. Belford
This transcription should be of particular interest to those with Bonin, Boucher, Boudrot, Burke, Cordeau, Dugas, Fougere,...