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An excerpt from the burial record reads: āBuried Diana
Bastian a Negro Girl belonging to Abraham Cuyler Esq. in the 15th year of her age, she was deluded and ruined by George More Esq. the Naval officer and one of Govr. Macarmickās Counsel by whom she was pregnant with twins and delivered off,
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Included in the St Georgeās Church burial registry is a brief burial record document referencing Diana
Bastian. Bastian was a young black woman who died tragically in 1792 giving birth to twins after experiencing a life of enslavement. Abraham Cuyler, a loyalist from New York, is the individual who
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The church's history begins around 1785 when efforts to build the church began under the leadership of Major F.W. DesBarres, the first
Lieutenant Governor of the Colony of Cape Breton. The church's construction included grey stone from Louisbourg and stones from France. Around the commencement of
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Ranna Cossit was born in 1744 and died in 1815. He was an
Anglican priest in New Hampshire before moving to Cape Breton in 1785 as a loyalist. He was offered Ā£120 annually, a house, glebe lands, and financial support for the moveā ultimately he had to cover much of the costs himself. Cossit is a
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central figure in the early history of St. Georgeās Church. Robert Morgan states, āBy
Christmas Day 1789, Cossit held the first church service in the new church christened St. Georgeās. Even though there were no pews, pulpits or seats, another step forward had been taken in the little colony.ā
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St. Georgeās Church is an
Anglican church located on Charlotte St. in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Construction began on the church around the same time as the founding of Sydney in 1785, making it the oldest building in Sydney and the oldest church in Cape Breton. The church was built by the
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In recent years, great efforts have been undertaken by local volunteers to protect and preserve the historic St. Georgeās Church. Today, the church is a popular tourist location, particularly for cruise ship passengers due to its proximity to the port of Sydney.
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Until this day, the church holds its royal designation and is the place of worship for members of the royal family who visit Cape Breton. On July 16th, 1967, St. Georgeās was visited by H.R.H Queen Mother
Elizabeth.
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Loyalist Rector of St. Georges, Sydney, Cape Breton Island." In Phyllis R. Blakeley and John N. Grant. Eleven Exiles: Accounts of Loyalists in the American Revolution (Toronto,
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in 1901, C.W. Vernon states, āThere is not another building in the island which is so intimately connected with our local history as is St. Georgeās Church, Sydney.ā
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