Saint Joseph du Moine in Inverness County, Nova Scotia — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)
Founders of the Parish of St-Joseph du Moine
Fondateurs de la Paroisse de St-Joseph du Moine
The 150 year old millstone is the last remnant of a flour mill built by Charles Gallant circa 1825 on a lot of land now owned by Wilfred J.P. Aucoin.
La vieille meule de 150 ans est le dernier vestige d'un moulin à farine bâti par Charles Gallant vers 1825 sur un terrain qui appartient maintenant à Wilfred J.P. Aucoin.
AuCoin : Amédée, Antoine, Baptiste, Charles, Dositée, Hippolyte, Joseph, Maurice, Patrick, Pépin, Simon, Thomas, William.
Burns : Denis, Michel.
Campbell : Angus.
Chiasson : Ben, David, Elie, Germain, Jean, Marcellin, Paul, Philippe, Pierre, Polycarpe, Olivier, Thomas, Simon.
Collerette : Zéphirin.
Cormier : Alexandre, Bill, Joseph, Louison, Marcellin, Médric, Nectaire, Pierre, Simon.
Delaney : Edouard, Stephen, Thomas, William.
Desveau : Charles, Frederic, Auguste, John.
Doucet : Arséne, Celixite, Dominique, Elie, Grigole, Jean-F., John, Joseph-F., Jullen, King, Louison, Moise-F., Narcisse, Paulette, Phillippe, Pierre, Simon, Simon-F.
Gaudet : Elie, Vital.
Leblanc : Abraham, Alexandre, Baptiste, Etienne-Odillon, Eusèbe, Joseph, Laurent, Médric, Philippe, Placide.
Lelievre : Dominique, Elie, Jean.
Levert : Marcellin.
Mackinnon : Angus.
Pembroke : Richard.
Porier : Alexis.
Ramard : John-Bertrand, Pépin.
Shomphe : Anthanase, Siméon.
Erected 1979.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 46° 31.664′ N, 61° 3.737′ W. Marker is in Saint Joseph du Moine, Nova Scotia, in Inverness County. Marker is on Cabot Trail, 0.2 kilometers north of Viev Moulin, on the left when traveling north. Monument and marker are located in front of the Église Saint-Joseph, near the southeast corner of the church parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Joseph du Moine NS B0E 3A0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. St. Joseph du Moine War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Belle Côte War Memorial (approx. 9.6 kilometers away); The Cabot Trail (approx. 10.8 kilometers away); 1790 - 1990 (approx. 11.4 kilometers away); Chéticamp War Memorial (approx. 11.4 kilometers away); The Gypsum Mine/La Mine De Plâtre (approx. 12 kilometers away); La Bouée du havre / The Harbour Bouy (approx. 12 kilometers away); Voie ferrée et « Lu vieille Louise » / The railroad and "The Old Louise" (approx. 12 kilometers away).
Also see . . . Saint Joseph du Moine, Nova Scotia (Wikipedia). Together with Chéticamp, its larger neighbour, Saint-Joseph-du-Moine makes up an Acadian enclave on Cape Breton Island that remains Francophone to this day; the inhabitants speak their own French dialect. (Submitted on September 29, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
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