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

Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton

The Salem Press Company, 1910 - History - 898 pages

Contents

• Kings County: 1
• The Micmac Indians: 16
• The Acadian French: 23
• The Acadians to the Expulsion: 39
• The Coming of New England Planters to Corn WALLIS AND HORTON: 58
• The Township of Aylesford: 90
• The Township of Parrsborough: 115
• Kentville the Shire Town: 123
• Wolfville Canning Berwick and other places: 147
• County Government Public Officials: 159
• Roads and Travelling Dyke Building: 176
• Chief Industries of the County: 190
• Houses Furniture Dress: 207
• Marriages Domestic Life Slaves Etc: 224
• The Anglican Church: 240
• The Congrbgationalist Church and the Allinb Revival: 271
• Early Presbyterianism: 294
• The Rise op the Baptists: 303
• Early Methodism: 322
• The Roman Catholic Church: 329
• The Progress of Education: 334
• Acadia University: 348
• Literature Authors Newspapers: 360
• Politics Representatives to the Legislature: 410
• The Countys Militia: 426
• Current Events: 441
• Population at Different Periods: 458
• Biographies: 461
• Family Sketches: 542

Bibliographic information

• Title: 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
• Author: Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton
• Publisher: The Salem Press Company, 1910
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Oct 4, 2007
• Length: 898 pages
• Subjects: History / Canada / General; Kings (N.S. : County); Kings (N.S. : County) Genealogy; Kings (N.S. : County) History; Kings (N.S. : County) Social life and customs