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Duncan MacLanders and Johanne Faulkner

 
 
Duncan MacLanders and Johanne Faulkner Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
1. Duncan MacLanders and Johanne Faulkner Marker
Inscription.

Within this iron fence lies
Duncan MacLanders
1788 - 1870
and
Johanne Faulkner
1788 - 1876

First of the line to leave the
shores of Scotland and seek a freer
and fuller life in the New World.

Erected by descendants in
commemoration of their courageous
and noble spirit, 1999


 
Erected 1999 by their Descendants.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1788.
 
Location. 45° 44.554′ N, 63° 10.395′ W. Marker is in Brule Corner, Nova Scotia, in Colchester County. It is on Sunrise Trail (Nova Scotia Route 6) just west of Route 326, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Brule Cemetery, Brule Corner NS B0K 1V0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Nova Scotia’s Glooscap Trail. It is also in the Maritimes and in Atlantic Canada. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once
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a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, and Acadia.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chalmers Bigney (approx. 9 kilometers away); War Memorial (approx. 10 kilometers away); Naval Encounter at Tatamagouche (approx. 10 kilometers away); Local Granite Stone (approx. 10.9 kilometers away); Sutherland Sawmill Turbine (approx. 11 kilometers away); Turbines: From Direct to Indirect Power Production (approx. 11 kilometers away); Balmoral Grist Mill (approx. 11 kilometers away); St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (approx. 12 kilometers away).
 
Duncan MacLanders and Johanne Faulkner Grave Plot and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
2. Duncan MacLanders and Johanne Faulkner Grave Plot and Marker
Duncan MacLanders and Johanne Faulkner Grave Plot and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
3. Duncan MacLanders and Johanne Faulkner Grave Plot and Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 391 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 10, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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