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William Winniett

Male Abt 1685 - 1741  (~ 56 years)


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  • Name William Winniett  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Born Abt 1685  France (of Huguenot parents) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military Recorded as an officer at Fort Anne (Annapolis Royal) in 1714, inspite having resigned his commission in 1711 
    Military 1710 
    Lieutenant in the Colonial troops under General Nicholson, about twenty-five years of age 
    Military 23 Sep 1710 
    Came to Annapolis Royal with the British forces under Nicholson 
    Occupation Became a leading merchant in the Province of Nova Scotia 
    Occupation Founder of the oldest English-speaking family in the Dominion of Canada 
    Occupation His trade covered all of Nova Scotia as far as Boston 
    Occupation Manifested his sympathy towards the Acadians, to a point of being disliked and suspected by his colleagues 
    Occupation One of Nova Scotia's first permanent English settlers 
    Occupation 20 Nov 1714 
    Governor Nicholson who wrote from Boston to Lieut.-Governor Caulfield not to admit him to the garrison 
    Will 16 Feb 1727  Gave his considerable estate to "to my beloved wife Magdaline Winniett" Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1729 
    Received the title of Honourable when he became a member of the Governor's Council at Annapolis 
    Died Apr 1741  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Drowned in Boston harbour 
    Probate 18 Aug 1741  Annapolis Royal, NS (Port Royal), Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10092  Godbout
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2017 

    Family Marie Madeleine Maisonnat,   b. 1695, Port Royal, Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 10 Apr 1779  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 1711  Annapolis Royal, NS (Port Royal), Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Info. 1711  En présence de l'aumônier protestant de la garnison John Harrison Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Anne Winniett,   b. 20 Mar 1712, Annapolis Royal, NS (Port Royal), Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1792  (Age 79 years)
     2. Elizabeth Winniett,   b. 17 Aug 1714, Annapolis Royal, NS (Port Royal), Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. William Winniett,   b. 9 Aug 1716, Annapolis Royal, NS (Port Royal), Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1747, Annapolis Royal, NS (Port Royal), Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)
     4. Marie Madeleine Winniett,   b. 30 Jul 1718, Annapolis Royal, NS (Port Royal), Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1779, Annapolis Royal, NS (Port Royal), Acadie Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2017 
    Family ID F5193  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S94] Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes, Stephen A. White, (Centre d'études acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999), 1588.

    2. [S119] Histoire et Généalogie des Acadiens, Bona Arsenault, (Les Éditions Leméac, Montréal, © Ottawa, 1978), 707-708.

    3. [S196] NEHGR: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, (New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts), Volume 143 (1989), p. 8.

    4. [S93] Série d'articles, Père Clarence-J. d'Entremont, (Yarmouth Vanguard, Yarmouth, Nouvelle-Écosse, 3 janvier 1989 - 27 novembre 1990), 21 mars 1989.

    5. [S643] Dictionary of Canadian Biography (DCB/DBC), (University of Toronto Press & Les Presses de l'université Laval, 1966, 1969, 1974, 1979 & 1982), Volume III, pp. 421 & 665.

    6. [S586] A History of Nova Scotia, or Acadie, Beamish Murdoch, Esq., Q. C., (James Barnes, Halifax, N. S., 1865-1866), Volume II, pp. 15-16.


  

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