Fox Point, Nova Scotia
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Fox Point, is a community in the Canadian
province of Nova Scotia
, located on the Aspotogan Peninsula
in the Chester Municipal District
on the Lighthouse Route
(Nova Scotia Route 329
).
The first known settler at Fox Point was Joseph Coolen (Coulen). He was a Newfoundland Irish. He had ten children in Fox Point and the first child born 1805.
John Dorey and his wife Susan (Conrad) were also earlier settlers of Fox Point. George Dorey also settled here (1815). Dorey is a French speaking foreign protestant.
After the War of 1812
, William Francis Shatford settled in Fox Point. During the war William was in the British Navy fighting against America. He served on the HMS Java
. William was in the famous battle between the HMS Java and the USS Constitution (a.k.a. Old Ironsides). After the HMS Java was defeated, William was imprisoned in a prisoner-of-war camp in Virginia. Upon his release from prison after the war, William settled in Fox Point.
William Shatford’s son settled in Hubbards, Nova Scotia
in 1860. William’s grandson J.D. Shatford became a successful businessman and left the community a 1.4 million dollar trust fund to promote education.
Twenty years later in 1832, Patrick Noonan took possession of the land. The heritage of Patrick Noonan is unknown, probably Newfoundland Irish. There is a lake in the community named Noonan Lake, which is likely named after Patrick.
This community is likely named after Charles James Fox
(1749–1806), prominent British politician whose career lasted 38 years. Among other things, he is remembered for working tirelessly to abolish slavery.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, located on the Aspotogan Peninsula
Aspotogan Peninsula
The Aspotogan Peninsula is a peninsula in the eastern part of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, situated between St. Margarets Bay in the east from Mahone Bay in the west. The Peninsula was originally settled by second generation French immigrants on the eastside of the Aspotogan and second...
in the Chester Municipal District
Chester Municipal District, Nova Scotia
The Municipality of the District of Chester is a municipal district in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.Occupying the northeastern half of Lunenburg County, the district's administrative seat is the village of Chester.- Demographics :Population trend...
on the Lighthouse Route
Lighthouse Route
The Lighthouse Route is a scenic roadway in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It follows the province's South Shore for from Halifax to Yarmouth.-Numbered:*Trunk 3*Highway 103*Route 309*Route 329*Route 330*Route 331*Route 332*Route 333...
(Nova Scotia Route 329
Nova Scotia Route 329
Route 329 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located in Lunenburg County and connects East River at Trunk 3 with Hubbards at Trunk 3.It runs around the perimeter of the Aspotogan Peninsula.-Communities:*East River...
).
History
The Mi'kmaq from Shubenacadie used to settle here in the summer and migrate back in land to Shubenacadie in the winter months. There is an image of Susan Sack, Harry Piers , and Henry Sack on Indian Point (1935). Birch-bark summer 'camp' or wigwam of Micmac Indian, Henry Sack (son of Isaac Sack, leader of the Mi’kmaq at Shubenacadie) and his wife Susan (in typical old Micmac woman's costume) on Indian Point, Fox Point Road, near Hubbards, Lun. Co., N.S. Left to right: Susan Sack, Harry Piers of Halifax, and Henry Sack of Indian reservation, Truro, N.S. View looking northeast...Carrying basket made by Henry Sack, [NS] Museum acc. no. 8305."The first known settler at Fox Point was Joseph Coolen (Coulen). He was a Newfoundland Irish. He had ten children in Fox Point and the first child born 1805.
John Dorey and his wife Susan (Conrad) were also earlier settlers of Fox Point. George Dorey also settled here (1815). Dorey is a French speaking foreign protestant.
After the War of 1812
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
, William Francis Shatford settled in Fox Point. During the war William was in the British Navy fighting against America. He served on the HMS Java
HMS Java
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Java, named after the island of Java.* The first Java was a 32 gun 5th rate, originally the Dutch Maria Reijersbergen built at Amsterdam in 1800, and captured from the Dutch on 18 October 1806...
. William was in the famous battle between the HMS Java and the USS Constitution (a.k.a. Old Ironsides). After the HMS Java was defeated, William was imprisoned in a prisoner-of-war camp in Virginia. Upon his release from prison after the war, William settled in Fox Point.
William Shatford’s son settled in Hubbards, Nova Scotia
Hubbards, Nova Scotia
Hubbards is an unincorporated Canadian rural community on the South Shore of Nova Scotia.-Geography:Hubbards is located on the eastern side of the Aspotogan Peninsula, and along the northern shore of St. Margarets Bay...
in 1860. William’s grandson J.D. Shatford became a successful businessman and left the community a 1.4 million dollar trust fund to promote education.
Twenty years later in 1832, Patrick Noonan took possession of the land. The heritage of Patrick Noonan is unknown, probably Newfoundland Irish. There is a lake in the community named Noonan Lake, which is likely named after Patrick.
This community is likely named after Charles James Fox
Charles James Fox
Charles James Fox PC , styled The Honourable from 1762, was a prominent British Whig statesman whose parliamentary career spanned thirty-eight years of the late 18th and early 19th centuries and who was particularly noted for being the arch-rival of William Pitt the Younger...
(1749–1806), prominent British politician whose career lasted 38 years. Among other things, he is remembered for working tirelessly to abolish slavery.