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Fort Ellis (Nova Scotia)

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281: 17: 25: 63:. Charles Morris recommended a Fort on the Shubenacadie River in 1753. Governor Lawrence first considered the fort in 1754 as a means to protect Halifax from Mi'kmaq raids. Lawrence decided the fort would not be effective until after the 75:, who was appointed governor weeks after the forts completion. The fort was never garrisoned and eventually abandoned in 1767. Fort Belcher, named after Governor 361: 351: 71:
were signed. The fort was to guard the new road built to connect Truro and Halifax against Mi'kmaq raids. The fort was called Fort Ellis after Governor
322: 186: 356: 341: 59:, Canada. The location was labelled Ville Pierre Hebert by Charles Morris. The 14 Acadian families in the area vacated with the 346: 242: 315: 222: 117: 308: 288: 175: 64: 92: 80: 76: 296: 72: 40: 164: 8: 44: 211: 199:"Cumberland-Colchester Connected Communities Initiative - Municipality of Colchester" 88: 137: 68: 48: 292: 60: 335: 257: 244: 151: 84: 280: 198: 16: 105: 56: 36: 52: 152:"ACADIAN-CAJUN Genealogy & History: Exile Destination: Cobequid" 67:. The fort was completed on October 18, 1761, shortly after the 212:
Frank Patterson. Acadian Tatamagouche and Fort Franklkin, p.75
24: 232:"Fort Ellis, Colchester Co."; by G. G. Campbell; 333: 362:Colchester County, Nova Scotia geography stubs 352:Buildings and structures in Colchester County 316: 323: 309: 28:Fort Ellis and Fort Belcher, Nova Scotia 23: 15: 83:(1761–67). Fort Franklin was built at 334: 275: 13: 357:1761 establishments in Nova Scotia 14: 373: 43:, located at the junction of the 279: 95:was named after Charles Morris. 342:Military history of Nova Scotia 118:Military history of Nova Scotia 104:Fort Ellis Road, Shortts Lake, 79:, was built on Salmon River in 289:Colchester County, Nova Scotia 234:Nova Scotia Historical Society 223:Correspondence from Fort Ellis 216: 205: 191: 187:Correspondence from Fort Ellis 180: 169: 158: 144: 130: 1: 347:Military forts in Nova Scotia 123: 295:. You can help Knowledge by 7: 111: 10: 378: 274: 98: 93:Fort Morris (Nova Scotia) 81:Lower Onslow, Nova Scotia 65:Battle of Fort Beauséjour 91:and lasted only a year. 20:Fort Ellis, Nova Scotia 291:location article is a 236:#23 (1936); pp. 8 35:was a British fort or 29: 21: 87:in 1768, named after 41:French and Indian War 27: 19: 254: /  138:"Nova Scotia Forts" 30: 22: 304: 303: 258:45.149°N 63.383°W 89:Michael Francklin 39:built during the 369: 325: 318: 311: 283: 276: 269: 268: 266: 265: 264: 259: 255: 252: 251: 250: 247: 225: 220: 214: 209: 203: 202: 195: 189: 184: 178: 173: 167: 162: 156: 155: 148: 142: 141: 134: 77:Jonathan Belcher 69:Halifax Treaties 49:Stewiacke Rivers 377: 376: 372: 371: 370: 368: 367: 366: 332: 331: 330: 329: 272: 263:45.149; -63.383 262: 260: 256: 253: 248: 245: 243: 241: 240: 229: 228: 221: 217: 210: 206: 197: 196: 192: 185: 181: 174: 170: 163: 159: 150: 149: 145: 136: 135: 131: 126: 114: 101: 12: 11: 5: 375: 365: 364: 359: 354: 349: 344: 328: 327: 320: 313: 305: 302: 301: 284: 238: 237: 227: 226: 215: 204: 190: 179: 168: 157: 143: 128: 127: 125: 122: 121: 120: 113: 110: 109: 108: 100: 97: 61:Acadian Exodus 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 374: 363: 360: 358: 355: 353: 350: 348: 345: 343: 340: 339: 337: 326: 321: 319: 314: 312: 307: 306: 300: 298: 294: 290: 285: 282: 278: 277: 273: 270: 267: 235: 231: 230: 224: 219: 213: 208: 200: 194: 188: 183: 177: 172: 166: 161: 153: 147: 139: 133: 129: 119: 116: 115: 107: 103: 102: 96: 94: 90: 86: 82: 78: 74: 70: 66: 62: 58: 54: 50: 46: 42: 38: 34: 26: 18: 297:expanding it 286: 271: 239: 233: 218: 207: 193: 182: 171: 160: 146: 132: 85:Tatamagouche 45:Shubenacadie 32: 31: 261: / 106:Nova Scotia 73:Henry Ellis 57:Nova Scotia 51:, close to 336:Categories 249:63°22′59″W 246:45°08′56″N 124:References 37:blockhouse 33:Fort Ellis 53:Stewiacke 112:See also 176:p. 202 99:Legacy 287:This 165:p.100 293:stub 47:and 338:: 55:, 324:e 317:t 310:v 299:. 201:. 154:. 140:.

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blockhouse
French and Indian War
Shubenacadie
Stewiacke Rivers
Stewiacke
Nova Scotia
Acadian Exodus
Battle of Fort Beauséjour
Halifax Treaties
Henry Ellis
Jonathan Belcher
Lower Onslow, Nova Scotia
Tatamagouche
Michael Francklin
Fort Morris (Nova Scotia)
Nova Scotia
Military history of Nova Scotia
"Nova Scotia Forts"
"ACADIAN-CAJUN Genealogy & History: Exile Destination: Cobequid"
p.100
p. 202
Correspondence from Fort Ellis
"Cumberland-Colchester Connected Communities Initiative - Municipality of Colchester"
Frank Patterson. Acadian Tatamagouche and Fort Franklkin, p.75
Correspondence from Fort Ellis
45°08′56″N 63°22′59″W / 45.149°N 63.383°W / 45.149; -63.383
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Colchester County, Nova Scotia

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