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. A. Gray, Mr. William M'Kenzie of Windsor Road to Miss Maria M'Intyre of this place.

DEATHS

• At Dorchester, New Brunswick on the 11th inst., William Black Esq. at the advanced age of 92 years. Mr. Black came to this country from England in the year 1775 with his family which consisted of only 7 persons and he lived to see it increased to the number of about 160. He enjoyed a state of almost uninterrupted health until the illness which in a few hours terminated his existance. He held for many years several honourable offices under government, and in the discharge of his duties both as magistrate and a christian, recommended himself to the esteem and respect of all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance.
• On Monday morning after a short illness, at the advanced age of 101, Mr. Jacob Horn of Eastern Passage. Mr. Horn was one of the first settlers in this province, and greatly respected; he possessed a benevolent mind and was charitable towards his fellow creatures.
• At Liverpool on the 7th inst., Miss Priscilla Freeman, aged 21 years, daughter of Mr. Simeon Freeman of that place.
• Lost on his passage from Nurinam to Nickene in January last, Mr. Michael Delanty, aged 26 years, the only son of Mr. Thomas Delanty of this town. He was a promising young man, justly esteemed and greatly regretted by all who knew him.
• At Cape Sable Island on the 2d inst., Archelaus Smith Esq., aged 87 years; Mr. S. was the progenitor of nine children, ninety-seven grand children, two hundred and nineteen great grandchildren and thrity-four great [great?] grandchildren, nearly all of whom are now living.
• At Quebec  March 18, Lieut. Col. B.J. Frobisher, Provincial-Aid-de-Camp.

SHIP NEWS - Port of Halifax

Saturday arr.

H.M. packet Swiftsure, Captain Caddy  7 days from New York.
brig Nancy,  Hunter,  Kingston, Jam. - rum, coffee, cotton and hardware to W. Strachan and Thorn, Malter & Co.
brig Harmony,  Woodward,  Kingston, Jam.  36 days - ballast.
brig Sophia and Sarah,  Stairs, Kingston, Jam. - sugar, rum and cocoa to W. Story and J. Brown.
sch. Susan, Baxter, Alexandria - flour and bread to J. Clarke, Deblois & Mitchell and G. Grassie & Co.
sch. Morning Star, Bizbee, Alexandria  22 days - flour to J. Clark.
sch. Ann annd Rebecca,  Norfolk  14 days - corn and peas to the master.

Monday arr.
sch. Cherub, Athearn, Boston  50 hours - flour, bread, apples, pears, staves and seeds to Reynolds & Co., P. Lynch and the master.

Tuesday arr.
sch. General Greene,  Bears,  Boston  3 days.

Thursday arr.
brig aligator,  Coulson,  Demerara  25 days
Amer. sch. Mary, __________, Wilmington N.C.  11 days.

Friday arr.
sch. Only Son, __________, North Carolina  12 days
sch. Sally-Ann, Hawbolt, St. John N.B.  46 hours.

Reported sch. Nelson,  Campbell,  Trinidad - bound for Sydney.

Cleared
brig Hibernia,  Nicoll,  B.W. Indies
brig Surry,  Douglas,  Jamaica
brig Lucretia, Woodward,  Demerara
Am. sch. Victory,  Snow,  Boston
Am. sch. Logan,  Haskill,  Lubec
Am. sch. Ann,  Prince,  Philadelphia
Am. sch. Hunter,  Sears,  New York
Am. sch. Fornax,  Bradford,  U.S.

Thursday sailed for Falmouth,  Swiftsure packet, Captain Caddy - Passenger Gibbs C. Antrebus Esq., M.P.

The schooner Four Sisters,  Tarr,  from  Boston to St. Peters, was wrecked on the 8th inst. near Dover, Margarets Bay. The master and two men unfortunately perished; the mate and one man saved - Vessel and cargo totally lost.

The sch. Mayflower, Powell master, arrived yesterday in the Gut of Canso. She left St. Johns N. F. on the  4th Dec. for this place - and after being out 35 days and experiencing very severe weather, got into a port in the St. Lawrence, where she remained until a few days since.

             

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