History of King's County, Nova Scotia- Heart of the Acadian Land

By Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton

From the time of the first settlement of Europeans in King's County until 1910, Eaton tells the story of Acadian inhabitants in the late 17th century, their expulsion in 1755, and subsequent settlement by New England Planter families, and the development of Kings County. Of keen interest to genealogists are the 400+ pages of family histories and biographies of King's County families and individuals. Includes chapters detailing the beginnings and growth of each municipality and lists original grantees.

The original title of this 917 page book:  "
THE HISTORY OF KINGS COUNTY NOVA SCOTIA HEART OF THE ACADIAN LAND GIVING A SKETCH OF THE FRENCH AND THEIR EXPULSION; AND A HISTORY OF THE NEW ENGLAND PLANTERS WHO CAME IN THEIR STEAD WITH MANY GENEALOGIES 1604 - 1910"

Contents include:

• PREFACE
• KING'S COUNTY
• THE MICMAC INDIANS
• THE ACADIAN FRENCH
• THE ACADIANS TO THE EXPULSION
• THE COMING OF NEW ENGLAND PLANTERS TO CORNWALLIS AND HORTON
• THE TOWNSHIP OF A AYLESFORD
• THE TOWNSHIP OF PARRSBOROUGH
• KENTVILLE, THE SHIRE TOWN
• WOLFVILLE, CANNING, BERWICK, AND OTHER PLACES
• COUNTY GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC OFFICIALS
• ROADS AND TRAVELLING, DYKE BUILDING
• CHIEF INDUSTRIES OF THE COUNTY
• HOUSES, FURNITURE, DRESS
• MARRIAGES, DOMESTIC LIFE, SLAVES, ETC.
• THE ANGLICAN CHURCH
• THE CONGREGATIONALIST CHURCH, AND THE ALLINE REVIVAL
• EARLY PRESBYTERIANISM
• THE RISE OF THE BAPTISTS
• EARLY METHODISM
• THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
• THE PROGRESS OF EDUCATION
• ACADIA UNIVERSITY
• LITERATURE, AUTHORS, NEWSPAPERS
• POLITICS, REPRESENTATIVES TO THE LEGISLATURE
• THE COUNTY'S MILITIA
• CURRENT EVENTS [circa 1910]
• POPULATION AT DIFFERENT PERIODS
• BIOGRAPHIES [81 pages]
• FAMILY SKETCHES [342 pages]
• INDEX - Please note: The original Index lists the surnames of those families included in family histories, but does not include most of the remainder of the book. The digital version of the book is searchable making it easy to find persons and topics of interest.  Browse the Index

Details

917 Pages
6 X 9" (hardcover)
Index
Originally published by The Salem Press Company, Salem, 1910
This edition published by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 1999
ISBN 1-894378-02-4