Re: Oakes-Maine
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In reply to:
Oakes-Maine
8/11/01
When you say "Charles Milton Oakes m 18 Mar 1892 Margaret Daraugh Jean Hollis b 2 Aug 1864/65 Anslow, Nova Scotia, Canada" I just wanted to point out that the location in Nova Scotia is Onslow, Colchester County, NS.
This is just outside of Truro, NS which is one hour's drive north of the capital city Halifax, and about 30 minutes north of the Halifax International Airport.
Onslow was founded by New England Planters around 1760 and is found in the Truro exchange in the local phone book.
You might try some of the following for more info (forgive me if some of these addresses are out of date - this info goes back to about 1999):
Colchester County NS - http://www.genealogynet.com/Colchester/http://www.genealogynet.com/Colchester/ - first settled early 1760’s by New England Planters who sometimes occupied former Acadian French land after the Expulsion of 1755 - http://www.rootsweb.com/~nscolche/index.htmlhttp://www.rootsweb.com/~nscolche/index.html - also consult the Onslow, NS, Colchester County Book of Records. See also Thomas Miller's book on Colchester County, Nova Scotia, genealogies.
The Colchester Historical Society and Museum, 29 Young Street, Truro, Nova Scotia, can also give lots of good info (tel: 902-895-6284). Colchester Historical Archives include: - Index to Colchester County Deeds 1771-1870 - Colchester Deeds 1770-1845 - Vital Statistics from newspapers from 1760-1908 - Township Books - Truro, Onslow and Londonderry, Westchester, Cumberland County, Guysborough County, Kings County, Annapolis County - Maps of early Colchester County
- http://www.genealogynet.com/resident/genejane/home.htmhttp://www.genealogynet.com/resident/genejane/home.htm - An excellent new database by Jane Wile on surnames of Colchester County - when you get there, click on the tab for surnames. This will bring up about 2 dozen surnames.
Sara Murray Leonard - [email protected] - she has posted extensive information under - http://www.genforum.comhttp://www.genforum.com - from the “Historical and Genealogical Record of Colchester County (NS)” by Thomas Miller, 1903.