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Marriages:  The Acadian Recorder reports these in a limited manner, but they originate throughout the Province.  Often the dates found in this section and the Deaths section contain two references of inst. (or instant) and ult. (or ultimo).  These refer to the month in which the date occured. Inst. or instant means the date is in the current month. Ult. or ultimo means the date given is in the previous month.

Deaths:  Again these originate throughout the Province, and sometimes are International.

Ship News:  The news typically lists ship arrivals and departures, usually by giving ship name, master, and home port or last port sailed from.  Sometimes there are also passengers lists, information of wrecks etc which are reported under this section as well. If you see the symbol  "&.c" in the texts,  this was the old form of "etc".

Estate Notices:  These were advertisements placed when someone died announcing that claims against and owed to the estate had to be settled within a certain time period.  This section is a compliment to the Deaths section as an additional source. This section will be done once every few months. Since they often ran the same ad for 2 years, the list usually stays the same for a long period of time.  Sources here are not only the name of the deceased, but also those who administered the estate, usually other family members.  The complete text is not done.  This is just a list containing estate owner, administrator(s) and the date the original notice was placed (if available).

Advertisers:  Again this section is a list of names, with type of business and location if available.  Real estate sales will also
appear in this section, whether private or public/sherrif auction.  This section and the next are not being included yet, but will be eventually added in.

Snips and Clips:  Interesting odds and ends.

Married

• Thursday morning by the Rev. Dr. Gray, Mr Samuel Storey to Miss Hannah Letson, sixth daughter of the late Mr. Robert Letson.
• On 17th June in the Parish of St. Louis Kamouraska Canada,  Mr. Siriac Moreau Merchant, St. Louis  aged 15 to Miss Emily Sirop Dit Duplessis aged 12 years 6 months, both of that Parish.

DEATHS

• At Liverpool N.S. on the 1st inst. Mr. James Eastor aged 24 years, a native of Falkirk North Britain.
• At St. John N.B. the 1st inst. after a very short illness, Mr. Thomas Robertson of Halifax, Pilot of the transport ship Minerva.
• Saturday evening, aged 43 years, Mrs. Ann Barbara Fraser, relict of the late Mr. A. Fraser, carpenter of this town.
• Saturday after a painful illness which he bore with Christian fortitude and resignation, Mr. John Smith aged 67 years, Cabin Keeper of the Careening Yard; a respectable member of society, an affectionate husband and a tender parent whose loss will be long remembered.

SHIP NEWS - Port of Halifax

Sunday August 10 arr.:  sch. Britannia, Petty - Nassau N.P. 13 days cargo fruit.;  brig Anna, Floyd - Pictou 10 days cargo coals.

Tuesday August 12 arr.:  Amer. ship Anne, Davis from Gloucester (Mass.) bound to Cadiz - sprung a leak and put in here for repairs.;  brig Prince Regent, Howe - Jamaica to Messrs Geo. Grassie & Co.;  brig Minerva, Strachen - Fort William N.B. [___] days with 26 passengers.

Thursday August 14 arr.:  brig Regulator - 8 days from Moose Island cargo lumber to Messrs Moody & Doyle.;  sch. Antelope, Cook - St. Andrews; and a schooner from Sydney with coals.

Friday August 15 :  Sailed ship Victory, Capt. Douglas for Liverpool Eng. - passengers Messrs Collins, Stupart, Cunard, Powers, Blanchard and Mr. and Mrs. Hill.

Cleared:  ship Victory, Douglas - Liverpool E.; schrs Little- Arichat;  Babin - Miramichie;  Union-Lass, Meagher - Barbados;  LaHoque - Barbados;  Chart, Dougall - N.B.;  Harriet, Edwards - Boston;

The sch. Concord, Long of Yarmouth N.S. arr. at Boston July 26 in 30 days from Grenada.
The sch. Eliza, Ramsey from St. John N.B. has arrived at Jamaica.
The brig George, Thomson from hence, the Eliza-Ann, Steel from St. Andrews, and Flying Fish, Jones from St. John N.B. have arrived at Jamaica.
The sch. Four Sons and sloop Fame from hence and sch. Enterprize from Liverpool have arrived at Boston.

SNIPS & CLIPS

Information Wanted.
Whereas Thomas Shea left St. Johns Newfoundland about the month of July 1816 in the ship Harrison for Quebec or Montreal; and whereas the subscriber his wife is now and has been for some time past in this city with two small children which are dependant upon her labour and kindness of the public for that support she would readily receive from her husband if he knew his place of residence. Therefore any information from said Thomas Shea will be gratefully received by addressing the same to the Rev. Paul M'Quade, St. John, New Brunswick, through the medium of the Post Office or the printers in the city.
The several printers in our sister Provinces are requested to give the above a few insertions which may in all probability relieve at present a suffering woman.
Mary Shea St. John New Brunswick  26th July 1817.

© 2000  Susan Burns